American Samoa vs North Korea: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
American Samoa
6.33 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
7.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
34th
North Korea rank
32nd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- American Samoa
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre in American Samoa, a difference of 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North Korea ahead.
American Samoa ranks 34th and North Korea ranks 32nd 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 square kilometre | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5045 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.85 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.6395 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.52 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.07 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 22.98 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 17.08 metric tons per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.89 metric tons per square kilometre | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, American Samoa or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between American Samoa and North Korea?
- 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and North Korea?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and North Korea rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 34th and North Korea ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, 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
How have things changed? 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.