Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)

Papua New Guinea
277.84 units per person
in 2008
Samoa
442.27 units per person
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Samoa rank
144th

Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
0100200300400196119852009

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 442.27 units per person against 277.84 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 164.43 units per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 144th of 153 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 23.4 units per person 7.16 units per person 16.24 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 48.56 units per person 65.42 units per person 16.86 units per person Samoa
1990s 70.06 units per person 293.28 units per person 223.23 units per person Samoa
2000s 237.78 units per person 392.86 units per person 155.08 units per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 442.27 units per person against 277.84 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
164.43 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2008.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 144th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,383 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.