Afghanistan vs Somalia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0062 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Somalia
0.007 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
47th
Somalia rank
45th

Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.007 Square kilometres per person against 0.0062 Square kilometres per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0008 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 45th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0272 Square kilometres per person 0.0575 Square kilometres per person 0.0303 Square kilometres per person Somalia
1970s 0.0217 Square kilometres per person 0.0441 Square kilometres per person 0.0224 Square kilometres per person Somalia
1980s 0.0235 Square kilometres per person 0.0286 Square kilometres per person 0.0051 Square kilometres per person Somalia
1990s 0.0167 Square kilometres per person 0.0147 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0111 Square kilometres per person 0.0111 Square kilometres per person 0 Square kilometres per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0079 Square kilometres per person 0.0089 Square kilometres per person 0.001 Square kilometres per person Somalia
2020s 0.0064 Square kilometres per person 0.0073 Square kilometres per person 0.0009 Square kilometres per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, per capita, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.007 Square kilometres per person against 0.0062 Square kilometres per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas, per capita between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0008 Square kilometres per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 45th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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