South Korea vs Samoa: Country position on nuclear weapons
South Korea
0
in 2023
Samoa
0
in 2023
South Korea rank
12th
Samoa rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- South Korea
- Samoa
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Samoa ahead.
South Korea ranks 12th and Samoa ranks 12th of 246 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, South Korea or Samoa?
- South Korea, at 0 against 0 in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between South Korea and Samoa?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Samoa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Samoa rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- South Korea ranks 12th and Samoa ranks 12th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.