New Zealand vs Samoa: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
New Zealand
1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
140th
Samoa rank
143rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 246,160 current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 722,567 current LCU per square kilometre | 734,470 current LCU per square kilometre | 11,903 current LCU per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 962,694 current LCU per square kilometre | 827,865 current LCU per square kilometre | 134,828 current LCU per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 315,422 current LCU per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Samoa?
- New Zealand, at 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Samoa?
- 246,160 current LCU per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) 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.