Australia vs Iceland: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

Australia
3.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
3.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
205th
Iceland rank
204th

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
01234199020062023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3.82 units per square kilometre against 3.47 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.35 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 205th and Iceland ranks 204th of 214 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 2.33 units per square kilometre 2.66 units per square kilometre 0.3213 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 2.63 units per square kilometre 2.98 units per square kilometre 0.3484 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 3.08 units per square kilometre 3.32 units per square kilometre 0.2412 units per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 3.38 units per square kilometre 3.74 units per square kilometre 0.3551 units per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Australia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 3.82 units per square kilometre against 3.47 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Australia and Iceland?
0.35 units per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
Australia ranks 205th and Iceland ranks 204th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access 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.