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

Samoa
89,347 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Tuvalu
98,324 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Samoa rank
33rd
Tuvalu rank
32nd

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

  • Samoa
  • Tuvalu
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197719992021

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 98,324 current US$ per square kilometre against 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 8,977 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Samoa ranks 33rd and Tuvalu ranks 32nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 24,724 current US$ per square kilometre 169,344 current US$ per square kilometre 144,620 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2010s 52,622 current US$ per square kilometre 107,507 current US$ per square kilometre 54,886 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 81,393 current US$ per square kilometre 85,844 current US$ per square kilometre 4,451 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu

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 Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 98,324 current US$ per square kilometre against 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Samoa and Tuvalu?
8,977 current US$ per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 33rd and Tuvalu ranks 32nd 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
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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.