Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Turkmenistan: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0193 sq. km per person
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0655 sq. km per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Turkmenistan rank
20th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0655 sq. km per person against 0.0193 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0462 sq. km per person.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Turkmenistan ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0943 sq. km per person | 0.2562 sq. km per person | 0.1619 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.0732 sq. km per person | 0.1987 sq. km per person | 0.1256 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.0547 sq. km per person | 0.1525 sq. km per person | 0.0978 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.0414 sq. km per person | 0.1183 sq. km per person | 0.0768 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.0317 sq. km per person | 0.0977 sq. km per person | 0.0661 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0242 sq. km per person | 0.0796 sq. km per person | 0.0554 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 0.0686 sq. km per person | 0.0486 sq. km per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.0655 sq. km per person against 0.0193 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0462 sq. km per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Turkmenistan ranks 20th 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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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.