Australia vs Iceland: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita

Australia
0.2904 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.2671 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
Iceland rank
6th

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2904 Square kilometres per person against 0.2671 Square kilometres per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0233 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th of 181 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6817 Square kilometres per person 0.5376 Square kilometres per person 0.1441 Square kilometres per person Australia
1970s 0.5674 Square kilometres per person 0.4782 Square kilometres per person 0.0893 Square kilometres per person Australia
1980s 0.4933 Square kilometres per person 0.4292 Square kilometres per person 0.0642 Square kilometres per person Australia
1990s 0.4321 Square kilometres per person 0.3871 Square kilometres per person 0.0449 Square kilometres per person Australia
2000s 0.3841 Square kilometres per person 0.3459 Square kilometres per person 0.0382 Square kilometres per person Australia
2010s 0.3278 Square kilometres per person 0.3097 Square kilometres per person 0.0182 Square kilometres per person Australia
2020s 0.2978 Square kilometres per person 0.2736 Square kilometres per person 0.0242 Square kilometres per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 0.2904 Square kilometres per person against 0.2671 Square kilometres per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between Australia and Iceland?
0.0233 Square kilometres per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
Australia ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.