Samoa vs World: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per

Samoa
42,148 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
2,000 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
26th
World rank
25th

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

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

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,000 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 40,148 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 21.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

Samoa ranks 26th and World ranks 25th of 169 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa World Difference Ahead
1960s 138.59 current US$ per square kilometre 69.03 current US$ per square kilometre 69.57 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre 173.72 current US$ per square kilometre 3,113 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 8,185 current US$ per square kilometre 388.58 current US$ per square kilometre 7,796 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 13,193 current US$ per square kilometre 502.29 current US$ per square kilometre 12,691 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 14,494 current US$ per square kilometre 701.29 current US$ per square kilometre 13,793 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 38,619 current US$ per square kilometre 1,170 current US$ per square kilometre 37,449 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 44,892 current US$ per square kilometre 1,746 current US$ per square kilometre 43,146 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$), per, Samoa or World?
Samoa, at 42,148 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,000 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received (current us$), per between Samoa and World?
40,148 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and World rank globally for net official development assistance received (current us$), per?
Samoa ranks 26th and World ranks 25th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$), 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.