Samoa vs South Africa: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre

Samoa
272,140 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa
279,908 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Samoa rank
101st
South Africa rank
99th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119962021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 279,908 current US$ per square kilometre against 272,140 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 7,768 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 99th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 25,078 current US$ per square kilometre 55,589 current US$ per square kilometre 30,510 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 26,557 current US$ per square kilometre 84,666 current US$ per square kilometre 58,109 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 142,330 current US$ per square kilometre 181,357 current US$ per square kilometre 39,027 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 254,947 current US$ per square kilometre 263,356 current US$ per square kilometre 8,410 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 273,530 current US$ per square kilometre 252,854 current US$ per square kilometre 20,677 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre, Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 279,908 current US$ per square kilometre against 272,140 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and South Africa?
7,768 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 99th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (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
230 places, 9,442 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (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.