Australia vs Iceland: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Australia
0.2939 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.3205 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
204th
Iceland rank
203rd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
00.10.20.3197119972023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3205 units per square kilometre against 0.2939 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0266 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 53 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 204th and Iceland ranks 203rd of 206 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2168 units per square kilometre 0.2635 units per square kilometre 0.0467 units per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 0.2088 units per square kilometre 0.2486 units per square kilometre 0.0398 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 0.2262 units per square kilometre 0.2903 units per square kilometre 0.0641 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 0.253 units per square kilometre 0.3073 units per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 0.2795 units per square kilometre 0.3055 units per square kilometre 0.026 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 0.294 units per square kilometre 0.3245 units per square kilometre 0.0305 units per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.3205 units per square kilometre against 0.2939 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
0.0266 units per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 204th and Iceland ranks 203rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.