What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya?

0.2067 sq. km per person, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Libya: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0317 sq. km per person

in 2023

Libya

0.2384 sq. km per person

in 2024

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

7th

Libya rank

9th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2384 sq. km per person against 0.0317 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2067 sq. km per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 7.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Libya ranks 9th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0851 sq. km per person	0.9876 sq. km per person	0.9025 sq. km per person	Libya
1970s	0.0669 sq. km per person	0.6998 sq. km per person	0.6329 sq. km per person	Libya
1980s	0.0534 sq. km per person	0.4547 sq. km per person	0.4013 sq. km per person	Libya
1990s	0.0441 sq. km per person	0.3637 sq. km per person	0.3196 sq. km per person	Libya
2000s	0.0379 sq. km per person	0.3038 sq. km per person	0.2659 sq. km per person	Libya
2010s	0.0339 sq. km per person	0.2692 sq. km per person	0.2353 sq. km per person	Libya
2020s	0.032 sq. km per person	0.2452 sq. km per person	0.2131 sq. km per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Libya?: Libya, at 0.2384 sq. km per person against 0.0317 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya?: 0.2067 sq. km per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Libya ranks 9th of 47 groups.
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: 09 November 2026

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.