Nicaragua vs South Africa: Land area — Area, per capita

Nicaragua
0.0018 1000 ha per person
in 2022
South Africa
0.0019 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
63rd
South Africa rank
60th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0019 1000 ha per person against 0.0018 1000 ha per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 60th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0058 1000 ha per person 0.0064 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.0044 1000 ha per person 0.0048 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0033 1000 ha per person 0.0035 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0026 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0023 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0018 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0019 1000 ha per person against 0.0018 1000 ha per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 60th 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

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.