American Samoa vs North Korea: How have things changed?, per capita

American Samoa
0.0327 metric tons per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.0337 metric tons per person
in 2024
American Samoa rank
50th
North Korea rank
48th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • North Korea
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196519942024

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0337 metric tons per person against 0.0327 metric tons per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.001 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North Korea ahead.

American Samoa ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons per person 0.0326 metric tons per person 0.0326 metric tons per person North Korea
1970s 0.0033 metric tons per person 0.0452 metric tons per person 0.0418 metric tons per person North Korea
1980s 0.0034 metric tons per person 0.081 metric tons per person 0.0776 metric tons per person North Korea
1990s 0.0043 metric tons per person 0.0501 metric tons per person 0.0457 metric tons per person North Korea
2000s 0.0814 metric tons per person 0.0292 metric tons per person 0.0521 metric tons per person American Samoa
2010s 0.0541 metric tons per person 0.031 metric tons per person 0.0231 metric tons per person American Samoa
2020s 0.0265 metric tons per person 0.0339 metric tons per person 0.0074 metric tons per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, American Samoa or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0337 metric tons per person against 0.0327 metric tons per person in American Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between American Samoa and North Korea?
0.001 metric tons per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and North Korea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and North Korea rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 50th and North Korea ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.