Samoa vs South Africa: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Samoa
-39,259 units per square kilometre
in 2009
South Africa
-43,787 units per square kilometre
in 2008
Samoa rank
125th
South Africa rank
127th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
-50.0k-25.0k025.0k50.0k75.0k196119852009

How they compare

Samoa currently reports -39,259 units per square kilometre against -43,787 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 4,528 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 127th of 172 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -313.92 units per square kilometre 712.12 units per square kilometre 1,026 units per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 706.73 units per square kilometre 2,125 units per square kilometre 1,418 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s -292.6 units per square kilometre 3,769 units per square kilometre 4,062 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s -25,576 units per square kilometre 10,900 units per square kilometre 36,476 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s -31,062 units per square kilometre 13,261 units per square kilometre 44,323 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at -39,259 units per square kilometre against -43,787 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Samoa and South Africa?
4,528 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2008.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Samoa ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 127th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.