Bulgaria vs South Africa: Country area — Area, per capita

Bulgaria
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0019 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
67th
South Africa rank
64th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0019 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 64th of 190 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0064 1000 ha per person 0.005 1000 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0048 1000 ha per person 0.0036 1000 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0036 1000 ha per person 0.0023 1000 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0016 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Bulgaria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0019 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Bulgaria and South Africa?
0.0002 1000 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 64th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.