What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Peru and Zambia?

0.0003 1000 ha per person, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?

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.

Peru vs Zambia: Country area — Area, per capita

Peru

0.0038 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.0035 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Peru rank

39th

Zambia rank

42nd

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Peru
Zambia

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0038 1000 ha per person against 0.0035 1000 ha per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per person.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Peru ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.011 1000 ha per person	0.0204 1000 ha per person	0.0095 1000 ha per person	Zambia
1970s	0.0085 1000 ha per person	0.0153 1000 ha per person	0.0068 1000 ha per person	Zambia
1980s	0.0066 1000 ha per person	0.0113 1000 ha per person	0.0047 1000 ha per person	Zambia
1990s	0.0053 1000 ha per person	0.0087 1000 ha per person	0.0033 1000 ha per person	Zambia
2000s	0.0046 1000 ha per person	0.0065 1000 ha per person	0.0019 1000 ha per person	Zambia
2010s	0.0042 1000 ha per person	0.0047 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	Zambia
2020s	0.0038 1000 ha per person	0.0037 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Peru or Zambia?: Peru, at 0.0038 1000 ha per person against 0.0035 1000 ha per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Peru and Zambia?: 0.0003 1000 ha per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Peru ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.