Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs South Sudan: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0158 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Sudan
0.055 sq. km per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
South Sudan rank
27th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • South Sudan
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.055 sq. km per person against 0.0158 sq. km per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0392 sq. km per person.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 3.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and South Sudan ranks 27th of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0181 sq. km per person 0.0589 sq. km per person 0.0408 sq. km per person South Sudan
2020s 0.0163 sq. km per person 0.0574 sq. km per person 0.0411 sq. km per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.055 sq. km per person against 0.0158 sq. km per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan?
0.0392 sq. km per person, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and South Sudan ranks 27th of 47 groups.
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

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.