Caribbean Small States vs Samoa: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre
Caribbean Small States
3,338 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
95,300 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
37th
Samoa rank
36th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 95,300 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,338 current US$ per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 91,962 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 28.6 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.41 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,651 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,592 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 201.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,399 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,198 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 513.64 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,313 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,799 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1,449 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,842 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,393 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 52,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 50,204 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3,305 current US$ per square kilometre | 89,699 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,394 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre, Caribbean Small States or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 95,300 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,338 current US$ per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Caribbean Small States and Samoa?
- 91,962 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Samoa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 37th and Samoa ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Personal remittances, received (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.