Cape Verde vs Somalia: Cropland per person over the long-term
Cape Verde
0.0936 hectares per person
in 2025
Somalia
0.0927 hectares per person
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
142nd
Somalia rank
143rd
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Cape Verde
- Somalia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.0936 hectares per person against 0.0927 hectares per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Somalia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.2241 hectares per person | 0.3365 hectares per person | 0.1124 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1700s | 0.2174 hectares per person | 0.3343 hectares per person | 0.1169 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1710s | 0.2167 hectares per person | 0.3341 hectares per person | 0.1173 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1720s | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.3338 hectares per person | 0.1178 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1730s | 0.2153 hectares per person | 0.3336 hectares per person | 0.1183 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1740s | 0.2146 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.1188 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1750s | 0.2139 hectares per person | 0.3332 hectares per person | 0.1193 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1760s | 0.2132 hectares per person | 0.3329 hectares per person | 0.1198 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1770s | 0.2125 hectares per person | 0.3327 hectares per person | 0.1202 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1780s | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.3325 hectares per person | 0.1207 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1790s | 0.211 hectares per person | 0.3323 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1800s | 0.2103 hectares per person | 0.332 hectares per person | 0.1218 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1810s | 0.2095 hectares per person | 0.3318 hectares per person | 0.1223 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1820s | 0.2088 hectares per person | 0.3316 hectares per person | 0.1228 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1830s | 0.208 hectares per person | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.1233 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1840s | 0.2073 hectares per person | 0.3311 hectares per person | 0.1239 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1850s | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.3309 hectares per person | 0.1244 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1860s | 0.2057 hectares per person | 0.3307 hectares per person | 0.1249 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 0.205 hectares per person | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.1255 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.3302 hectares per person | 0.126 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 0.2034 hectares per person | 0.33 hectares per person | 0.1266 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 0.2026 hectares per person | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.1272 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.2018 hectares per person | 0.3295 hectares per person | 0.1277 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.201 hectares per person | 0.3293 hectares per person | 0.1283 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.2002 hectares per person | 0.3291 hectares per person | 0.1289 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.1994 hectares per person | 0.3288 hectares per person | 0.1295 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.1982 hectares per person | 0.3285 hectares per person | 0.1303 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.1752 hectares per person | 0.3034 hectares per person | 0.1283 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.1457 hectares per person | 0.2404 hectares per person | 0.0946 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.13 hectares per person | 0.1497 hectares per person | 0.0197 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1173 hectares per person | 0.1349 hectares per person | 0.0176 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.108 hectares per person | 0.1071 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.1018 hectares per person | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.007 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0947 hectares per person | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Cape Verde or Somalia?
- Cape Verde, at 0.0936 hectares per person against 0.0927 hectares per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 0.0009 hectares per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Somalia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.