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Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on Sub-Saharan Africa & United States

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  • Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per 1000: Total area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Water per 1000: Total water area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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STAT Sub-Saharan Africa United States HISTORY
Land 23.46 million sq km
3 times more than United States 		9.16 million sq km

Land > Per capita 53.97 sq km per 1,000 people
79% more than United States 		30.16 sq km per 1,000 people

Land per 1000 52.14 sq km
73% more than United States 		30.13 sq km

Total 23.95 million sq km
2 times more than United States 		9.83 million sq km

Total > Per capita 54.93 sq km per 1,000 people
70% more than United States 		32.34 sq km per 1,000 people

Total per 1000 53.09 sq km
64% more than United States 		32.31 sq km

Water 526,255 sq km
664,709 sq km
26% more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Water > Per capita 1,114.03 sq km per 1 million peo
2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo
96% more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Water per 1000 1.12 sq km
2.19 sq km
95% more than Sub-Saharan Africa average

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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