Portugal vs Samoa: Total natural resource rents
Portugal
0.3%
in 2021
Samoa
0.3%
in 2021
Portugal rank
146th
Samoa rank
148th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Portugal
- Samoa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Samoa ahead.
Portugal ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 211 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Portugal or Samoa?
- Portugal, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Portugal and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Samoa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Samoa rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Portugal ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.