Samoa vs South Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Samoa
61,899 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
60,308 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
103rd
South Africa rank
104th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 61,899 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,308 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1,591 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 104th of 184 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 24,982 current US$ per square kilometre 48,368 current US$ per square kilometre 23,386 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 40,096 current US$ per square kilometre 61,553 current US$ per square kilometre 21,457 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 56,132 current US$ per square kilometre 61,761 current US$ per square kilometre 5,630 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 61,899 current US$ per square kilometre against 60,308 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Samoa and South Africa?
1,591 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Samoa ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 104th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Samoa vs South Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/general-government-final-consumption-expenditure-current-us-per-square-kilometre/samoa/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/general-government-final-consumption-expenditure-current-us-per-square-kilometre/samoa/south-africa/">Samoa vs South Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.