Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
0.3047 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.3047 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2107 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.1007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.1007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.1007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1043 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.1007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.1211 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0956 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 0.3047 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.2106 1000 ha per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Dominican Republic, at 0.3047 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 Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2107 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,041 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.