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

Liberia
0.002 1000 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0019 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
61st
South Africa rank
64th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.002 1000 ha per person against 0.0019 1000 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

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

Liberia ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 64th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0086 1000 ha per person 0.0064 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person Liberia
1970s 0.0068 1000 ha per person 0.0048 1000 ha per person 0.0019 1000 ha per person Liberia
1980s 0.0051 1000 ha per person 0.0036 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person Liberia
1990s 0.0049 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person Liberia
2000s 0.0034 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person Liberia
2010s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person Liberia
2020s 0.0021 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Liberia or South Africa?
Liberia, at 0.002 1000 ha per person against 0.0019 1000 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Liberia and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Liberia and South Africa rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Liberia ranks 61st 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.