New Caledonia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area — Area, per square kilometre
New Caledonia
0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Land area — Area, per square kilometre over time
- New Caledonia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0938 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 0.1012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per square kilometre, New Caledonia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- New Caledonia, at 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area — area, per square kilometre between New Caledonia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — 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
Land area — 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.