Australia vs Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Australia
0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
189th
Iceland rank
187th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

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

Australia ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 187th of 191 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 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Australia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Australia and Iceland?
0.0004 1000 No 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 population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Australia ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.