Malawi vs Samoa: Transport services
Malawi
45.6%
in 2024
Samoa
44.9%
in 2025
Malawi rank
51st
Samoa rank
53rd
Transport services over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 45.6% against 44.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3% | 62.0% | 20.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 57.9% | 23.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 47.7% | 21.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 49.8% | 19.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 48.2% | 18.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 41.1% | 7.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 45.6% against 44.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Malawi and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for transport services?
- Malawi ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.