Samoa vs Syria: Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid

Samoa
42,148 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
50,135 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
26th
Syria rank
23rd

Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid over time

  • Samoa
  • Syria
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 50,135 current US$ per square kilometre against 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 7,987 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Samoa ranks 26th and Syria ranks 23rd of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 138.59 current US$ per square kilometre 56.93 current US$ per square kilometre 81.66 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre 3,769 current US$ per square kilometre 482.31 current US$ per square kilometre Syria
1980s 8,185 current US$ per square kilometre 4,820 current US$ per square kilometre 3,365 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre 2,053 current US$ per square kilometre 11,140 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 14,494 current US$ per square kilometre 619.44 current US$ per square kilometre 13,874 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 38,619 current US$ per square kilometre 29,595 current US$ per square kilometre 9,024 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 44,892 current US$ per square kilometre 49,171 current US$ per square kilometre 4,280 current US$ per square kilometre Syria

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 Syria?
Syria, at 50,135 current US$ per square kilometre against 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Samoa and Syria?
7,987 current US$ per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
Samoa ranks 26th and Syria ranks 23rd of 178 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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Indicator
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
225 places, 11,257 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.