Barbados vs Samoa: Net official development assistance and official aid received
Barbados
36,233 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2010
Samoa
42,148 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
28th
Samoa rank
26th
Net official development assistance and official aid received over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre against 36,233 current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 5,915 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Samoa ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,523 current US$ per square kilometre | 247.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,276 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 11,602 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,316 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 15,433 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,185 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,248 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9,867 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,325 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 22,477 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,494 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,983 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 36,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 35,781 current US$ per square kilometre | 451.7 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, Barbados or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre against 36,233 current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Barbados and Samoa?
- 5,915 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2010.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Samoa ranks 26th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.