Samoa vs Syria: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.4404 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.3808 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
141st
Syria rank
143rd

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Syria
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.4404 people per square kilometre against 0.3808 people per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.0596 people per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Samoa ranks 141st and Syria ranks 143rd of 214 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.66 people per square kilometre 2.95 people per square kilometre 1.29 people per square kilometre Syria
2010s 1.07 people per square kilometre 1.71 people per square kilometre 0.6385 people per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.5571 people per square kilometre 0.597 people per square kilometre 0.0399 people per square kilometre Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, Samoa or Syria?
Samoa, at 0.4404 people per square kilometre against 0.3808 people per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between Samoa and Syria?
0.0596 people per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 141st and Syria ranks 143rd 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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Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,921 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.