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

Argentina
0.0608 sq. km per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0193 sq. km per person
in 2023
Argentina rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
21st

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

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0608 sq. km per person against 0.0193 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0415 sq. km per person.

That makes Argentina's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Argentina ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1259 sq. km per person 0.0943 sq. km per person 0.0317 sq. km per person Argentina
1970s 0.1085 sq. km per person 0.0731 sq. km per person 0.0353 sq. km per person Argentina
1980s 0.0925 sq. km per person 0.0547 sq. km per person 0.0378 sq. km per person Argentina
1990s 0.08 sq. km per person 0.0414 sq. km per person 0.0386 sq. km per person Argentina
2000s 0.0713 sq. km per person 0.0317 sq. km per person 0.0396 sq. km per person Argentina
2010s 0.0644 sq. km per person 0.0242 sq. km per person 0.0402 sq. km per person Argentina
2020s 0.0613 sq. km per person 0.0201 sq. km per person 0.0412 sq. km per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Argentina, at 0.0608 sq. km per person against 0.0193 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0415 sq. km per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
Argentina ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Surface 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
Surface 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, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Surface 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.