Benin vs Sierra Leone: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Benin
0.0079 sq. km per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0084 sq. km per person
in 2024
Benin rank
133rd
Sierra Leone rank
132nd
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0084 sq. km per person against 0.0079 sq. km per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0005 sq. km per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0416 sq. km per person | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0337 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0189 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0004 sq. km per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0084 sq. km per person against 0.0079 sq. km per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0005 sq. km per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Benin ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd 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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About this data
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.