Palau vs Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Palau
0.377 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.4404 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau rank
144th
Samoa rank
141st
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.4404 people per square kilometre against 0.377 people per square kilometre in Palau, a difference of 0.0634 people per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 141st of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 people per square kilometre | 1.66 people per square kilometre | 0.9812 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 0.0771 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.4477 people per square kilometre | 0.5571 people per square kilometre | 0.1094 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.4404 people per square kilometre against 0.377 people per square kilometre in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.0634 people per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 141st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, 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
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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.