What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Lesotho and Samoa?

0.0003 sq. km per person, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Lesotho vs Samoa: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Lesotho

0.0131 sq. km per person

in 2023

Samoa

0.0128 sq. km per person

in 2023

Lesotho rank

89th

Samoa rank

92nd

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

Lesotho
Samoa

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0131 sq. km per person against 0.0128 sq. km per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0003 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 89th and Samoa ranks 92nd of 215 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	0.0132 sq. km per person	Lesotho
1970s	0.0257 sq. km per person	0.0187 sq. km per person	0.007 sq. km per person	Lesotho
1980s	0.0191 sq. km per person	0.017 sq. km per person	0.0022 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	0.0002 sq. km per person	Lesotho
2010s	0.0145 sq. km per person	0.014 sq. km per person	0.0005 sq. km per person	Lesotho
2020s	0.0134 sq. km per person	0.013 sq. km per person	0.0004 sq. km per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Lesotho or Samoa?: Lesotho, at 0.0131 sq. km per person against 0.0128 sq. km per person in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Lesotho and Samoa?: 0.0003 sq. km per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 89th and Samoa ranks 92nd 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: 13 September 2026

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.