Oman vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita

Oman
0.0613 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.019 sq. km per person
in 2023
Oman rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Oman
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.0613 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0423 sq. km per person.

That makes Oman's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Oman ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5279 sq. km per person 0.0782 sq. km per person 0.4496 sq. km per person Oman
1970s 0.4016 sq. km per person 0.0607 sq. km per person 0.3409 sq. km per person Oman
1980s 0.2427 sq. km per person 0.0454 sq. km per person 0.1973 sq. km per person Oman
1990s 0.1511 sq. km per person 0.0356 sq. km per person 0.1155 sq. km per person Oman
2000s 0.1264 sq. km per person 0.0278 sq. km per person 0.0986 sq. km per person Oman
2010s 0.0806 sq. km per person 0.0232 sq. km per person 0.0574 sq. km per person Oman
2020s 0.066 sq. km per person 0.0197 sq. km per person 0.0463 sq. km per person Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Oman or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Oman, at 0.0613 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 Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0423 sq. km per person, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Oman ranks 22nd 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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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.