What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?

0.0007 sq. km per person, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Somalia: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Eritrea

0.0349 sq. km per person

in 2023

Somalia

0.0342 sq. km per person

in 2023

Eritrea rank

44th

Somalia rank

45th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0349 sq. km per person against 0.0342 sq. km per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0007 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 45th of 216 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0491 sq. km per person	0.0833 sq. km per person	0.0343 sq. km per person	Somalia
2000s	0.0437 sq. km per person	0.0607 sq. km per person	0.017 sq. km per person	Somalia
2010s	0.0391 sq. km per person	0.0459 sq. km per person	0.0068 sq. km per person	Somalia
2020s	0.0359 sq. km per person	0.0359 sq. km per person	0 sq. km per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Eritrea or Somalia?: Eritrea, at 0.0349 sq. km per person against 0.0342 sq. km per person in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?: 0.0007 sq. km per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Eritrea ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 45th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.