Lesotho vs Samoa: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Lesotho
0.013 sq. km per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.013 sq. km per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
95th
Samoa rank
92nd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Samoa
0.010.020.030.04196119922024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.013 sq. km per person against 0.013 sq. km per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 95th and Samoa ranks 92nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0355 sq. km per person 0.0223 sq. km per person 0.0131 sq. km per person Lesotho
1970s 0.0257 sq. km per person 0.0188 sq. km per person 0.0069 sq. km per person Lesotho
1980s 0.0191 sq. km per person 0.017 sq. km per person 0.0021 sq. km per person Lesotho
1990s 0.0158 sq. km per person 0.0163 sq. km per person 0.0005 sq. km per person Samoa
2000s 0.0154 sq. km per person 0.0152 sq. km per person 0.0001 sq. km per person Lesotho
2010s 0.0145 sq. km per person 0.0141 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person Lesotho
2020s 0.0133 sq. km per person 0.0132 sq. km per person 0.0001 sq. km per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Lesotho or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.013 sq. km per person against 0.013 sq. km per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Lesotho and Samoa?
0 sq. km per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
Lesotho ranks 95th and Samoa ranks 92nd 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.