Benin vs Sierra Leone: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Benin
0.008 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0085 sq. km per person
in 2023
Benin rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
126th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0085 sq. km per person against 0.008 sq. km per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0005 sq. km per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0409 sq. km per person | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0331 sq. km per person | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0136 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0005 sq. km per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0085 sq. km per person against 0.008 sq. km per person in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0005 sq. km per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Benin ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.