Samoa vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Samoa
861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
157th
Zambia rank
156th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Samoa ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 40.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 54.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 69.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1,755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 193.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 700.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,667 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 408.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Samoa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 862.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 861.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Samoa and Zambia?
- 0.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Samoa ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 156th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, 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.