What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Iran and South Africa?

0.0013 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Iran vs South Africa: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Iran

0.0179 sq. km per person

in 2023

South Africa

0.0192 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iran rank

69th

South Africa rank

66th

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

Iran
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0192 sq. km per person against 0.0179 sq. km per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0013 sq. km per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 66th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0653 sq. km per person	0.0637 sq. km per person	0.0016 sq. km per person	Iran
1970s	0.049 sq. km per person	0.0481 sq. km per person	0.0009 sq. km per person	Iran
1980s	0.0339 sq. km per person	0.0355 sq. km per person	0.0016 sq. km per person	South Africa
1990s	0.0262 sq. km per person	0.0276 sq. km per person	0.0013 sq. km per person	South Africa
2000s	0.0229 sq. km per person	0.0246 sq. km per person	0.0017 sq. km per person	South Africa
2010s	0.0198 sq. km per person	0.0217 sq. km per person	0.0019 sq. km per person	South Africa
2020s	0.0182 sq. km per person	0.0196 sq. km per person	0.0014 sq. km per person	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Iran or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.0192 sq. km per person against 0.0179 sq. km per person in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Iran and South Africa?: 0.0013 sq. km per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Iran ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 66th 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.