What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Namibia and World?

0.0255 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?

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.

Namibia vs World: Country area — Area, per capita

Namibia

0.0272 1000 ha per person

in 2024

World

0.0017 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Namibia rank

5th

World rank

2nd

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Namibia
World

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0255 1000 ha per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 15.7 times World's.

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

Namibia ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1246 1000 ha per person	0.0042 1000 ha per person	0.1204 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1970s	0.0958 1000 ha per person	0.0035 1000 ha per person	0.0923 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1980s	0.0756 1000 ha per person	0.0029 1000 ha per person	0.0727 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1990s	0.0527 1000 ha per person	0.0025 1000 ha per person	0.0502 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2000s	0.0423 1000 ha per person	0.0021 1000 ha per person	0.0401 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2010s	0.0352 1000 ha per person	0.0019 1000 ha per person	0.0333 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2020s	0.0286 1000 ha per person	0.0018 1000 ha per person	0.0269 1000 ha per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Namibia or World?: Namibia, at 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Namibia and World?: 0.0255 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Namibia and World rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Namibia ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd 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.