French Polynesia vs Samoa: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
French Polynesia
4 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
3.79 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
49th
Samoa rank
50th
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- French Polynesia
- Samoa
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 4 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.21 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5683 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2403 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.328 metric tons per square kilometre | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 0.6849 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3827 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3022 metric tons per square kilometre | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 0.7242 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3916 metric tons per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8362 metric tons per square kilometre | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 4.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4481 metric tons per square kilometre | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 4.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7567 metric tons per square kilometre | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 3.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4135 metric tons per square kilometre | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, French Polynesia or Samoa?
- French Polynesia, at 4 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 0.21 metric tons per square kilometre, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- French Polynesia ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 50th 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.