Canada vs Iceland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Canada
3.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
3.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
202nd
Iceland rank
205th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.69 people per square kilometre against 3.62 people per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.07 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Canada ranks 202nd and Iceland ranks 205th of 215 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 | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 1.59 people per square kilometre | 0.0088 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 0.075 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.2 people per square kilometre | 2.14 people per square kilometre | 0.0591 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.53 people per square kilometre | 2.43 people per square kilometre | 0.0998 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.88 people per square kilometre | 2.75 people per square kilometre | 0.1244 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.25 people per square kilometre | 3.11 people per square kilometre | 0.1426 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.6 people per square kilometre | 3.52 people per square kilometre | 0.0841 people per square kilometre | Canada |
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, Canada or Iceland?
- Canada, at 3.69 people per square kilometre against 3.62 people per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.07 people per square kilometre, 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 202nd 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.