Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Samoa
89,347 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sri Lanka
89,264 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Samoa rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
34th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197519982021

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre against 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 83 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 3,651 current US$ per square kilometre 624.99 current US$ per square kilometre 3,026 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 9,399 current US$ per square kilometre 4,703 current US$ per square kilometre 4,696 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 14,313 current US$ per square kilometre 11,790 current US$ per square kilometre 2,523 current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 23,842 current US$ per square kilometre 31,141 current US$ per square kilometre 7,298 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 52,622 current US$ per square kilometre 102,774 current US$ per square kilometre 50,152 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 81,393 current US$ per square kilometre 102,346 current US$ per square kilometre 20,953 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Samoa, at 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre against 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
83 current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.