Kenya vs Samoa: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Kenya
542,250 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
575,536 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
137th
Samoa rank
134th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 575,536 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 542,250 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 33,286 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.

Kenya ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 181,043 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 253,502 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 72,459 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 240,380 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 369,732 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 129,352 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 378,517 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 471,689 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 93,172 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 499,733 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 519,421 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 19,688 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Kenya or Samoa?
Samoa, at 575,536 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 542,250 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Kenya and Samoa?
33,286 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.