What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkmenistan?

0.0448 sq. km per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkmenistan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turkmenistan: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.019 sq. km per person

in 2023

Turkmenistan

0.0638 sq. km per person

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

21st

Turkmenistan rank

19th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0638 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0448 sq. km per person.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st and Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.035 sq. km per person	0.1115 sq. km per person	0.0765 sq. km per person	Turkmenistan
2000s	0.0278 sq. km per person	0.0941 sq. km per person	0.0663 sq. km per person	Turkmenistan
2010s	0.0232 sq. km per person	0.0766 sq. km per person	0.0534 sq. km per person	Turkmenistan
2020s	0.0197 sq. km per person	0.0657 sq. km per person	0.046 sq. km per person	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 0.0638 sq. km per person against 0.019 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkmenistan?: 0.0448 sq. km per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkmenistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkmenistan rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st and Turkmenistan ranks 19th 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: 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.