American Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

American Samoa
2.62 units per square kilometre
in 1992
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2134 units per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • American Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 2.62 units per square kilometre against 0.2134 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.41 units per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 12.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.62 units per square kilometre 0.0436 units per square kilometre 1.58 units per square kilometre American Samoa
1980s 2.14 units per square kilometre 0.0792 units per square kilometre 2.06 units per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 2.43 units per square kilometre 0.0889 units per square kilometre 2.34 units per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, American Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
American Samoa, at 2.62 units per square kilometre against 0.2134 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 1992.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.41 units per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1992.
How do American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.