Samoa vs Timor-Leste: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Samoa
11,682 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Timor-Leste
12,492 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
69th
Timor-Leste rank
68th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 12,492 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,682 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 810 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 69th and Timor-Leste ranks 68th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 4,255 current US$ per square kilometre 1,765 current US$ per square kilometre 2,490 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 5,428 current US$ per square kilometre 9,387 current US$ per square kilometre 3,960 current US$ per square kilometre Timor-Leste
2020s 9,578 current US$ per square kilometre 7,904 current US$ per square kilometre 1,674 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Samoa or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 12,492 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,682 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
810 current US$ per square kilometre, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 69th and Timor-Leste ranks 68th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.