Eritrea vs Somalia: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Eritrea
0.0344 sq. km per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0335 sq. km per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
48th
Somalia rank
49th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0335 sq. km per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0009 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 48th and Somalia ranks 49th of 216 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0571 sq. km per person | 0.0847 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0467 sq. km per person | 0.0617 sq. km per person | 0.015 sq. km per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 0.0467 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0357 sq. km per person | 0.0359 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 0.0344 sq. km per person against 0.0335 sq. km per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.0009 sq. km per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 48th and Somalia ranks 49th 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.