Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita
Norway
0.066 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.019 sq. km per person
in 2023
Norway rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Land area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.066 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.047 sq. km per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 216 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0981 sq. km per person | 0.0782 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0916 sq. km per person | 0.0607 sq. km per person | 0.0309 sq. km per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.088 sq. km per person | 0.0454 sq. km per person | 0.0426 sq. km per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.084 sq. km per person | 0.0356 sq. km per person | 0.0484 sq. km per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0789 sq. km per person | 0.0278 sq. km per person | 0.0511 sq. km per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0711 sq. km per person | 0.0232 sq. km per person | 0.0479 sq. km per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.067 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 0.0472 sq. km per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Norway, at 0.066 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.047 sq. km per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Norway ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.