Madagascar vs Samoa: Transport services
Madagascar
41.6%
in 2024
Samoa
42.6%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
59th
Samoa rank
56th
Transport services over time
- Madagascar
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 42.6% against 41.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Madagascar ranks 59th and Samoa ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.8% | 62.0% | 4.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 46.8% | 2.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 44.4% | 7.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 43.6% | 7.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 47.0% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 38.8% | 6.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Madagascar or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 42.6% against 41.6% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Madagascar and Samoa?
- 1.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Samoa rank globally for transport services?
- Madagascar ranks 59th and Samoa ranks 56th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.