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
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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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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 3,585 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.