Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Canada
0.1779 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.1779 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0839 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1744 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.1744 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.1744 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.1744 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1744 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1744 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0956 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0788 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.083 1000 ha per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Canada, at 0.1779 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per square kilometre between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0839 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.