What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Niger and Sweden?

0.0097 sq. km per person, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sweden?

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.

Niger vs Sweden: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Niger

0.0484 sq. km per person

in 2023

Sweden

0.0387 sq. km per person

in 2023

Niger rank

34th

Sweden rank

37th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

Niger
Sweden

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0484 sq. km per person against 0.0387 sq. km per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0097 sq. km per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

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

Niger ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 37th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3139 sq. km per person	0.0527 sq. km per person	0.2613 sq. km per person	Niger
1970s	0.2419 sq. km per person	0.0498 sq. km per person	0.1921 sq. km per person	Niger
1980s	0.1812 sq. km per person	0.0487 sq. km per person	0.1325 sq. km per person	Niger
1990s	0.1329 sq. km per person	0.0465 sq. km per person	0.0864 sq. km per person	Niger
2000s	0.0942 sq. km per person	0.0451 sq. km per person	0.0491 sq. km per person	Niger
2010s	0.0652 sq. km per person	0.0417 sq. km per person	0.0235 sq. km per person	Niger
2020s	0.0509 sq. km per person	0.039 sq. km per person	0.0119 sq. km per person	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Niger or Sweden?: Niger, at 0.0484 sq. km per person against 0.0387 sq. km per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Niger and Sweden?: 0.0097 sq. km per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Sweden rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Niger ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.