What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Lesotho and Samoa?

0 1000 ha per person, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Lesotho vs Samoa: Country area — Area, per capita

Lesotho

0.0013 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Samoa

0.0013 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Lesotho rank

86th

Samoa rank

83rd

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Lesotho
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0013 1000 ha per person against 0.0013 1000 ha per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 83rd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0035 1000 ha per person	0.0022 1000 ha per person	0.0013 1000 ha per person	Lesotho
1970s	0.0026 1000 ha per person	0.0019 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	Lesotho
1980s	0.0019 1000 ha per person	0.0017 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	Lesotho
1990s	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Samoa
2000s	0.0015 1000 ha per person	0.0015 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Lesotho
2010s	0.0014 1000 ha per person	0.0014 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Lesotho
2020s	0.0013 1000 ha per person	0.0013 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Lesotho or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.0013 1000 ha per person against 0.0013 1000 ha per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Lesotho and Samoa?: 0 1000 ha per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 83rd 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: 14 September 2026

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.