Marshall Islands vs Samoa: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Marshall Islands
53.9%
in 2025
Samoa
57.5%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
45th
Samoa rank
42nd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Marshall Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 57.5% against 53.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 45th and Samoa ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 62.4% | 10.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 60.7% | 8.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 58.6% | 6.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 57.9% | 4.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Marshall Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 57.5% against 53.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 3.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Samoa rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 45th and Samoa ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.