Samoa vs Vanuatu: Net official development assistance and official aid received
Samoa
540.8 current US$ per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
468.32 current US$ per person
in 2023
Samoa rank
16th
Vanuatu rank
17th
Net official development assistance and official aid received over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 540.8 current US$ per person against 468.32 current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 72.48 current US$ per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 current US$ per person | 17.25 current US$ per person | 14.29 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 58.93 current US$ per person | 147.33 current US$ per person | 88.4 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 138.7 current US$ per person | 246.5 current US$ per person | 107.79 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 215.27 current US$ per person | 226.59 current US$ per person | 11.32 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 219.25 current US$ per person | 235.99 current US$ per person | 16.73 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 539.3 current US$ per person | 455.39 current US$ per person | 83.91 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 582.62 current US$ per person | 482.1 current US$ per person | 100.52 current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 540.8 current US$ per person against 468.32 current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 72.48 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Samoa ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.