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

Monaco
3.59 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Monaco rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Monaco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01234196119922023

How they compare

Monaco currently reports 3.59 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.5 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Monaco's figure about 38.2 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.

Monaco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Monaco 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 1.18 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1022 1000 ha per square kilometre 1.08 1000 ha per square kilometre Monaco
2010s 3.7 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0956 1000 ha per square kilometre 3.6 1000 ha per square kilometre Monaco
2020s 3.62 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.094 1000 ha per square kilometre 3.53 1000 ha per square kilometre Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Monaco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Monaco, at 3.59 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 Monaco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.5 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Monaco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
Monaco ranks 2nd 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.