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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000

DEFINITION: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Namibia 406.65 km² 2005
2 Mauritania 325.96 km² 2005
3 Botswana 310.12 km² 2005
4 Gabon 194.04 km² 2005
5 Central African Republic 157.28 km² 2005
6 Chad 128.22 km² 2005
7 Mali 103.86 km² 2005
8 Niger 96.1 km² 2005
9 Sudan 79.33 km² 2005
10 Angola 75.35 km² 2005
11 Somalia 75.31 km² 2005
12 Zambia 65.62 km² 2005
13 Equatorial Guinea 46.47 km² 2005
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.4 km² 2005
15 Mozambique 38.15 km² 2005
16 Liberia 34.06 km² 2005
17 Madagascar 32.1 km² 2005
18 Zimbabwe 30.74 km² 2005
19 Djibouti 29.87 km² 2005
20 Cameroon 26.21 km² 2005
21 South Africa 25.83 km² 2005
22 Guinea 25.67 km² 2005
23 Guinea-Bissau 25.41 km² 2005
24 Tanzania 24.34 km² 2005
25 Eritrea 24.23 km² 2005
26 Burkina Faso 20.41 km² 2005
27 Cote d'Ivoire 18.54 km² 2005
28 Senegal 17.45 km² 2005
29 Kenya 16.22 km² 2005
30 Lesotho 15.76 km² 2005
31 Swaziland 15.72 km² 2005
32 Ethiopia 14.5 km² 2005
33 Sierra Leone 14.01 km² 2005
34 Benin 13.76 km² 2005
35 Ghana 11.16 km² 2005
36 Togo 10.25 km² 2005
37 Malawi 9.17 km² 2005
38 Cape Verde 8.42 km² 2005
39 Uganda 8.39 km² 2005
40 The Gambia 7.87 km² 2005
41 Nigeria 6.62 km² 2005
42 Sao Tome and Principe 6.21 km² 2005
43 Seychelles 5.55 km² 2005
44 Comoros 3.71 km² 2005
45 Burundi 3.58 km² 2005
46 Rwanda 2.79 km² 2005
47 Mauritius 1.64 km² 2005

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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000

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Interesting observations about Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000

  • Australia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Monaco has ranked last for surface area > sq. km per 1000 since 1961.
  • Greenland has had the highest surface area > sq. km per 1000 since 1961.
  • Iceland ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Mauritania ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Namibia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Bolivia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Finland ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Canada ranked second for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
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