Guinea-Bissau vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 16.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 139 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — 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
Inland waters — 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.