Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
175.72 current US$ per person
in 2021
Samoa
164.31 current US$ per person
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
116th
Samoa rank
118th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 175.72 current US$ per person against 164.31 current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 11.41 current US$ per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 118th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 53.54 current US$ per person 17.77 current US$ per person 35.77 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 58.84 current US$ per person 19.7 current US$ per person 39.14 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 65.6 current US$ per person 96.87 current US$ per person 31.27 current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 161.83 current US$ per person 165.91 current US$ per person 4.08 current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 170.73 current US$ per person 166.02 current US$ per person 4.72 current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Papua New Guinea, at 175.72 current US$ per person against 164.31 current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
11.41 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 118th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.