What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP

Niger

0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Niger rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

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

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP.

That makes Niger's figure about 6.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Niger ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0021 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0017 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger
1970s	0.0013 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0011 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger
1980s	0.0007 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger
1990s	0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger
2000s	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger
2010s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger
2020s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Niger, at 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?: Niger ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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: 03 October 2026

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.