What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Somalia and Zambia?

0.0017 sq. km per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?

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.

Somalia vs Zambia: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Somalia

0.0342 sq. km per person

in 2023

Zambia

0.0359 sq. km per person

in 2023

Somalia rank

45th

Zambia rank

42nd

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

Somalia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0359 sq. km per person against 0.0342 sq. km per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0017 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1918 sq. km per person	0.2019 sq. km per person	0.0101 sq. km per person	Zambia
1970s	0.1473 sq. km per person	0.1515 sq. km per person	0.0042 sq. km per person	Zambia
1980s	0.0959 sq. km per person	0.112 sq. km per person	0.0161 sq. km per person	Zambia
1990s	0.0861 sq. km per person	0.0857 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	Somalia
2000s	0.0607 sq. km per person	0.0645 sq. km per person	0.0038 sq. km per person	Zambia
2010s	0.0459 sq. km per person	0.0463 sq. km per person	0.0004 sq. km per person	Zambia
2020s	0.0359 sq. km per person	0.0374 sq. km per person	0.0016 sq. km per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Somalia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0359 sq. km per person against 0.0342 sq. km per person in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Somalia and Zambia?: 0.0017 sq. km per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Somalia ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.