Australia vs Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Australia
0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
180th
Iceland rank
181st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 181st of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre, 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 population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 180th and Iceland ranks 181st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.