Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP

Namibia
0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Namibia rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th

Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 211 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Namibia, at 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,797 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.