Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net official development assistance received (current US$), per

Samoa
42,148 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2,258 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Samoa rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd

Net official development assistance received (current US$), per over time

  • Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,258 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 39,890 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 18.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 168 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre 142.61 current US$ per square kilometre 3,144 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 8,185 current US$ per square kilometre 472.14 current US$ per square kilometre 7,713 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre 756.13 current US$ per square kilometre 12,437 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 14,494 current US$ per square kilometre 1,258 current US$ per square kilometre 13,235 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 38,619 current US$ per square kilometre 1,809 current US$ per square kilometre 36,810 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 45,695 current US$ per square kilometre 2,379 current US$ per square kilometre 43,316 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received (current us$), per, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Samoa, at 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,258 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received (current us$), per between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
39,890 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for net official development assistance received (current us$), per?
Samoa ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$), 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 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
215 places, 11,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance 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.