Djibouti vs South Africa: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Djibouti
0.0201 sq. km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0192 sq. km per person
in 2023
Djibouti rank
64th
South Africa rank
66th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.0201 sq. km per person against 0.0192 sq. km per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0009 sq. km per person.

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

Djibouti ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 66th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2138 sq. km per person 0.0637 sq. km per person 0.1501 sq. km per person Djibouti
1970s 0.116 sq. km per person 0.0481 sq. km per person 0.0679 sq. km per person Djibouti
1980s 0.0582 sq. km per person 0.0355 sq. km per person 0.0227 sq. km per person Djibouti
1990s 0.0361 sq. km per person 0.0276 sq. km per person 0.0085 sq. km per person Djibouti
2000s 0.0279 sq. km per person 0.0246 sq. km per person 0.0033 sq. km per person Djibouti
2010s 0.023 sq. km per person 0.0217 sq. km per person 0.0013 sq. km per person Djibouti
2020s 0.0205 sq. km per person 0.0196 sq. km per person 0.0009 sq. km per person Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Djibouti or South Africa?
Djibouti, at 0.0201 sq. km per person against 0.0192 sq. km per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Djibouti and South Africa?
0.0009 sq. km per person, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Djibouti ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 66th 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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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.