Samoa vs Syria: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Samoa
47,355 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
55,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
18th
Syria rank
17th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Samoa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 55,608 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 47,355 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 8,253 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Samoa ranks 18th and Syria ranks 17th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,067 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 347.2 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 720.13 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 12,251 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 11,928 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 322.52 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 18,551 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 11,645 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,905 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 17,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,826 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 16,117 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 17,444 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,217 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 16,227 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 38,268 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 34,588 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,680 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 49,118 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 62,045 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 12,927 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Syria |
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, Samoa or Syria?
- Syria, at 55,608 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 Samoa and Syria?
- 8,253 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Samoa ranks 18th and Syria ranks 17th 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.