Palau vs Samoa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Palau
65,720 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
47,355 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau rank
15th
Samoa rank
18th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 65,720 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 47,355 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 18,365 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Samoa ahead.
Palau ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 18th of 168 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 267,638 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 17,660 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 249,978 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2000s | 84,688 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 17,444 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 67,244 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 63,947 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 38,268 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 25,679 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 55,559 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 49,118 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,441 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 65,720 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 47,355 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Palau and Samoa?
- 18,365 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Palau ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 18th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.