What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Greenland and Namibia?

0.695 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Namibia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Greenland vs Namibia: Land area — Area, per capita

Greenland

0.7222 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Namibia

0.0272 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Greenland rank

1st

Namibia rank

4th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Greenland
Namibia

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0272 1000 ha per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.695 1000 ha per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 26.6 times Namibia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 190 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8797 1000 ha per person	0.1244 1000 ha per person	0.7552 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1970s	0.7007 1000 ha per person	0.0957 1000 ha per person	0.605 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1980s	0.6472 1000 ha per person	0.0755 1000 ha per person	0.5717 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1990s	0.6503 1000 ha per person	0.0526 1000 ha per person	0.5977 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2000s	0.7255 1000 ha per person	0.0422 1000 ha per person	0.6833 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2010s	0.7281 1000 ha per person	0.0351 1000 ha per person	0.693 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2020s	0.7242 1000 ha per person	0.0286 1000 ha per person	0.6956 1000 ha per person	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Greenland or Namibia?: Greenland, at 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0272 1000 ha per person in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Greenland and Namibia?: 0.695 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Namibia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Namibia rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Greenland ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th 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.