Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes
Samoa
43.7%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.5%
in 2018
Samoa rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 43.7% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 39.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 9.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 7.3% | 51.8% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 7.0% | 76.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 4.6% | 39.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Samoa, at 43.7% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 39.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.