Australia vs Iceland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Australia
3.01 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
3.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
208th
Iceland rank
205th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.62 people per square kilometre against 3.01 people per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.61 people per square kilometre.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 208th and Iceland ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 people per square kilometre | 1.59 people per square kilometre | 0.3596 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.53 people per square kilometre | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 0.3313 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.75 people per square kilometre | 2.14 people per square kilometre | 0.385 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2 people per square kilometre | 2.43 people per square kilometre | 0.4288 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.26 people per square kilometre | 2.75 people per square kilometre | 0.4907 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.69 people per square kilometre | 3.11 people per square kilometre | 0.4241 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.96 people per square kilometre | 3.52 people per square kilometre | 0.5571 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 3.62 people per square kilometre against 3.01 people per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.61 people per square kilometre, with Iceland 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 208th and Iceland ranks 205th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.