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

Canada
0.3904 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.2671 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Iceland rank
6th

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Iceland
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.3904 Square kilometres per person against 0.2671 Square kilometres per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.1233 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

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

Canada ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7966 Square kilometres per person 0.5376 Square kilometres per person 0.259 Square kilometres per person Canada
1970s 0.6832 Square kilometres per person 0.4782 Square kilometres per person 0.205 Square kilometres per person Canada
1980s 0.6071 Square kilometres per person 0.4292 Square kilometres per person 0.1779 Square kilometres per person Canada
1990s 0.5377 Square kilometres per person 0.3871 Square kilometres per person 0.1505 Square kilometres per person Canada
2000s 0.4873 Square kilometres per person 0.3459 Square kilometres per person 0.1414 Square kilometres per person Canada
2010s 0.439 Square kilometres per person 0.3097 Square kilometres per person 0.1293 Square kilometres per person Canada
2020s 0.403 Square kilometres per person 0.2736 Square kilometres per person 0.1294 Square kilometres per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Canada or Iceland?
Canada, at 0.3904 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 Canada and Iceland?
0.1233 Square kilometres per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
Canada ranks 3rd 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.