Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Faroe Islands
0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.852 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 10.1 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.
Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0956 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.9467 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.8526 1000 ha per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.946 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 Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.852 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 3rd 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.