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

Canada
0.2766 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.3205 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
205th
Iceland rank
203rd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Iceland
00.10.20.3197119972023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3205 units per square kilometre against 0.2766 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0439 units per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 205th and Iceland ranks 203rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2825 units per square kilometre 0.2635 units per square kilometre 0.019 units per square kilometre Canada
1980s 0.252 units per square kilometre 0.2486 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.2678 units per square kilometre 0.2901 units per square kilometre 0.0223 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 0.257 units per square kilometre 0.304 units per square kilometre 0.0471 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 0.2539 units per square kilometre 0.3055 units per square kilometre 0.0517 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 0.2727 units per square kilometre 0.3245 units per square kilometre 0.0518 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, Canada or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.3205 units per square kilometre against 0.2766 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Canada and Iceland?
0.0439 units per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 205th 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.