What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?

0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Eritrea vs Somalia: Land area — Area, per capita

Eritrea

0.0034 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Somalia

0.0033 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Eritrea rank

42nd

Somalia rank

44th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0034 1000 ha per person against 0.0033 1000 ha per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 44th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0049 1000 ha per person	0.0083 1000 ha per person	0.0034 1000 ha per person	Somalia
2000s	0.0044 1000 ha per person	0.0061 1000 ha per person	0.0017 1000 ha per person	Somalia
2010s	0.0039 1000 ha per person	0.0046 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	Somalia
2020s	0.0035 1000 ha per person	0.0035 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Eritrea or Somalia?: Eritrea, at 0.0034 1000 ha per person against 0.0033 1000 ha per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?: 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Eritrea ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 44th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.