Mongolia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per capita

Mongolia
0.0444 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Mongolia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.0444 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0427 1000 ha per person.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 25.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Mongolia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1386 1000 ha per person 0.0085 1000 ha per person 0.1302 1000 ha per person Mongolia
1970s 0.1069 1000 ha per person 0.0066 1000 ha per person 0.1004 1000 ha per person Mongolia
1980s 0.0825 1000 ha per person 0.0049 1000 ha per person 0.0776 1000 ha per person Mongolia
1990s 0.0704 1000 ha per person 0.0037 1000 ha per person 0.0667 1000 ha per person Mongolia
2000s 0.0619 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0591 1000 ha per person Mongolia
2010s 0.0524 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0502 1000 ha per person Mongolia
2020s 0.0456 1000 ha per person 0.0018 1000 ha per person 0.0438 1000 ha per person Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mongolia, at 0.0444 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 Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0427 1000 ha per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Mongolia ranks 2nd 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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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.