Greenland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per capita
Greenland
0.7222 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Greenland rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Country area — Area, per capita over time
- Greenland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7205 1000 ha per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 414.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8797 1000 ha per person | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | 0.8712 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.7007 1000 ha per person | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.6941 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.6472 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.6423 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.6503 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.6466 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.7255 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.7227 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.7281 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.7259 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.7242 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.7224 1000 ha per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Greenland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Greenland, at 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.7205 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.