Australia vs Iceland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Australia
0.003 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
183rd
Iceland rank
180th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0003 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 183rd and Iceland ranks 180th of 190 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 | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 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. — urban population, per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0003 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. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 183rd and Iceland ranks 180th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.