Samoa vs South Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.1806 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1848 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
110th
South Africa rank
109th

Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1848 1000 USD per square kilometre against 0.1806 1000 USD per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 109th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3035 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0622 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.2413 1000 USD per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 0.0469 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.1071 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0603 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.167 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.1742 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.1911 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.27 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0789 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.2207 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.2018 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0189 1000 USD per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre, Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1848 1000 USD per square kilometre against 0.1806 1000 USD per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 109th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,395 data points, 1961–2023
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Printing and writing papers — Import value 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.