Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita

Papua New Guinea
748.19 units per person
in 2008
Samoa
1,047 units per person
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
Samoa rank
150th

Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
02505007501.0k196119852009

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,047 units per person against 748.19 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 298.81 units per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd and Samoa ranks 150th of 160 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 52.77 units per person 26.61 units per person 26.15 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 71.52 units per person 125.91 units per person 54.38 units per person Samoa
1990s 161.17 units per person 321.5 units per person 160.32 units per person Samoa
2000s 422.25 units per person 716.26 units per person 294.01 units per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1,047 units per person against 748.19 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
298.81 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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd and Samoa ranks 150th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Money (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
Money (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
160 places, 6,262 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Money (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.