Niger vs Sweden: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Niger
0.0469 sq. km per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.05 sq. km per person
in 2024
Niger rank
37th
Sweden rank
35th

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

  • Niger
  • Sweden
00.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.05 sq. km per person against 0.0469 sq. km per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0031 sq. km per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.314 sq. km per person 0.0578 sq. km per person 0.2561 sq. km per person Niger
1970s 0.242 sq. km per person 0.0547 sq. km per person 0.1873 sq. km per person Niger
1980s 0.1812 sq. km per person 0.0535 sq. km per person 0.1277 sq. km per person Niger
1990s 0.1329 sq. km per person 0.0511 sq. km per person 0.0818 sq. km per person Niger
2000s 0.0942 sq. km per person 0.0495 sq. km per person 0.0447 sq. km per person Niger
2010s 0.0652 sq. km per person 0.0515 sq. km per person 0.0137 sq. km per person Niger
2020s 0.0501 sq. km per person 0.0505 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Niger or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.05 sq. km per person against 0.0469 sq. km per person in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Niger and Sweden?
0.0031 sq. km per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sweden rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
Niger ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 35th 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.