What is the difference in country area — area, per unit of gdp between Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per unit of GDP

Greenland

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Greenland rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Country area — Area, per unit of GDP over time

Greenland
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Greenland's figure about 10.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0002 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0.0002 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Greenland
1980s	0.0001 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0.0001 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Greenland
1990s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Greenland
2000s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Greenland
2010s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Greenland
2020s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per unit of gdp, Greenland or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Greenland, at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in country area — area, per unit of gdp between Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per unit of gdp?: Greenland ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 9,990 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Country area — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.