Samoa vs United States of America: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Samoa
11,682 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
10,746 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
69th
United States of America rank
72nd

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

  • Samoa
  • United States of America
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019962023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 11,682 current US$ per square kilometre against 10,746 current US$ per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 936 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States of America ahead.

Samoa ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 397.33 current US$ per square kilometre 939.43 current US$ per square kilometre 542.1 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 1,275 current US$ per square kilometre 2,321 current US$ per square kilometre 1,046 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 3,623 current US$ per square kilometre 4,979 current US$ per square kilometre 1,357 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 5,428 current US$ per square kilometre 6,473 current US$ per square kilometre 1,045 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 9,578 current US$ per square kilometre 8,929 current US$ per square kilometre 648.35 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$), per square kilometre, Samoa or United States of America?
Samoa, at 11,682 current US$ per square kilometre against 10,746 current US$ per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and United States of America?
936 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States of America?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Samoa and United States of America rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.