What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Namibia and North America?

0.2302 sq. km per person, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North America?

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.

Namibia vs North America: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Namibia

0.2778 sq. km per person

in 2023

North America

0.0476 sq. km per person

in 2023

Namibia rank

4th

North America rank

3rd

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

Namibia
North America

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.2778 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 0.2302 sq. km per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 5.8 times North America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 4th and North America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	North America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.24 sq. km per person	0.085 sq. km per person	1.16 sq. km per person	Namibia
1970s	0.9572 sq. km per person	0.0762 sq. km per person	0.881 sq. km per person	Namibia
1980s	0.7552 sq. km per person	0.069 sq. km per person	0.6862 sq. km per person	Namibia
1990s	0.5261 sq. km per person	0.0618 sq. km per person	0.4643 sq. km per person	Namibia
2000s	0.4223 sq. km per person	0.0555 sq. km per person	0.3668 sq. km per person	Namibia
2010s	0.3513 sq. km per person	0.0509 sq. km per person	0.3004 sq. km per person	Namibia
2020s	0.2893 sq. km per person	0.0483 sq. km per person	0.2411 sq. km per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Namibia or North America?: Namibia, at 0.2778 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Namibia and North America?: 0.2302 sq. km per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North America?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Namibia and North America rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Namibia ranks 4th and North America ranks 3rd 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.