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Australia vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 6th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Samoa
Population
27677455
220288
Population rank 55/197 177/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 13/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 14/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$873B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 22/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Australia and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Australia and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Australia

Samoa
Year GDP
Australia Samoa
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 $45,208,338
1971 $45,217,767,235 $53,719,569
1972 $52,042,056,075 $62,566,116
1973 $63,833,440,102 $82,452,985
1974 $88,965,364,775 $93,549,611
1975 $97,304,383,449 $93,489,283
1976 $105,060,616,985 $85,003,078
1977 $110,352,144,987 $98,295,671
1978 $118,492,761,338 $108,223,444
1979 $134,900,602,067 $122,257,393
1980 $149,987,743,733 $125,747,038
1981 $176,895,390,688 $118,190,655
1982 $194,041,708,044 $121,221,652
1983 $177,267,290,706 $111,862,824
1984 $193,525,337,526 $109,200,934
1985 $180,643,265,927 $95,572,173
1986 $182,481,113,598 $100,947,849
1987 $189,495,764,955 $111,713,922
1988 $236,161,314,544 $133,016,065
1989 $299,875,906,679 $122,888,610
1990 $311,426,665,220 $125,766,270
1991 $325,975,319,456 $125,597,205
1992 $325,525,379,567 $132,303,041
1993 $312,133,923,553 $133,122,897
1994 $322,806,641,301 $221,098,107
1995 $368,166,023,166 $224,865,731
1996 $401,341,880,621 $249,907,869
1997 $435,642,611,297 $285,475,592
1998 $399,674,421,759 $269,485,244
1999 $389,652,212,057 $255,408,060
2000 $416,167,815,093 $258,856,140
2001 $379,629,301,675 $266,299,591
2002 $395,788,696,012 $281,790,134
2003 $467,739,079,790 $333,426,188
2004 $614,659,980,083 $407,747,565
2005 $695,692,898,677 $476,801,793
2006 $748,417,562,770 $499,923,758
2007 $855,007,458,585 $573,548,460
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $641,346,192
2009 $928,762,122,698 $628,006,115
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $680,260,907
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $744,097,050
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $773,141,661
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $797,736,334
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $796,683,520
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $824,150,499
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $843,924,797
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $884,844,384
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $878,448,433
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $912,950,466
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $868,898,358
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $843,923,639
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $832,945,206
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $938,189,444
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 $1,068,025,244

Australia and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Australia Samoa
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 $322
1971 $3,495 $377
1972 $3,949 $433
1973 $4,771 $563
1974 $6,483 $626
1975 $7,004 $610
1976 $7,487 $541
1977 $7,776 $615
1978 $8,253 $671
1979 $9,295 $751
1980 $10,209 $765
1981 $11,854 $713
1982 $12,779 $728
1983 $11,516 $671
1984 $12,422 $655
1985 $11,442 $573
1986 $11,392 $604
1987 $11,651 $666
1988 $14,285 $790
1989 $17,834 $728
1990 $18,249 $744
1991 $18,860 $742
1992 $18,624 $777
1993 $17,700 $775
1994 $18,130 $1,277
1995 $20,448 $1,288
1996 $22,022 $1,419
1997 $23,647 $1,608
1998 $21,479 $1,506
1999 $20,713 $1,417
2000 $21,870 $1,425
2001 $19,696 $1,454
2002 $20,302 $1,528
2003 $23,718 $1,798
2004 $30,837 $2,189
2005 $34,480 $2,550
2006 $36,596 $2,663
2007 $41,052 $3,039
2008 $49,701 $3,374
2009 $42,817 $3,279
2010 $52,145 $3,524
2011 $62,606 $3,822
2012 $68,073 $3,935
2013 $68,191 $4,024
2014 $62,544 $3,983
2015 $56,739 $4,084
2016 $49,888 $4,147
2017 $53,902 $4,308
2018 $57,196 $4,232
2019 $54,973 $4,352
2020 $51,792 $4,100
2021 $60,608 $3,948
2022 $64,997 $3,869
2023 $64,836 $4,330
2024 $64,407 $4,899

Australia vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Samoa
1950 69 49.2
1951 68.7 49.8
1952 69.1 50.4
1953 69.7 51
1954 69.9 51.6
1955 70.2 52.2
1956 70 52.8
1957 70.3 53.4
1958 70.9 54
1959 70.4 54.6
1960 70.9 55.2
1961 71.1 55.7
1962 70.9 56.3
1963 71 56.9
1964 70.6 54
1965 70.8 57.9
1966 70.7 58.2
1967 71 58.9
1968 70.7 59.4
1969 71.1 59.9
1970 70.7 60.4
1971 71.5 60.9
1972 71.8 61.4
1973 72.1 61.9
1974 71.8 62.3
1975 72.8 62.8
1976 72.8 63.3
1977 73.5 63.7
1978 73.7 64.1
1979 74.3 64.5
1980 74.6 65
1981 74.8 65.3
1982 74.7 65.6
1983 75.4 66
1984 75.5 66.3
1985 75.4 66.6
1986 76.1 66.8
1987 76.1 67
1988 76.3 67.3
1989 76.2 67.6
1990 77 67.8
1991 77.5 68
1992 77.5 68.5
1993 78 68.8
1994 77.9 69.2
1995 78.3 69.5
1996 78.3 69.8
1997 78.6 70
1998 79 70.3
1999 79.3 70.6
2000 79.6 70.8
2001 80 71
2002 80.1 71.2
2003 80.4 71.4
2004 80.7 71.5
2005 81.1 71.5
2006 81.3 71.6
2007 81.2 71.6
2008 81.4 71.5
2009 81.7 69.5
2010 82 71.5
2011 82.1 71.4
2012 82.3 71.2
2013 82.6 71.2
2014 82.5 71.1
2015 82.6 71.1
2016 82.8 71
2017 82.7 71
2018 83.3 71.1
2019 83.2 70.3
2020 83.7 70.7
2021 83.6 71.1
2022 82.8 71.6
2023 83.9 71.7
2024 84.1 71.8
2025 84.2 71.9

Australia and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Samoa
Year Population
Australia Samoa
1960 10,276,477 112,490
1961 10,483,000 115,496
1962 10,742,000 118,597
1963 10,950,000 121,764
1964 11,167,000 124,894
1965 11,388,000 127,978
1966 11,651,000 131,073
1967 11,799,000 133,764
1968 12,009,000 136,020
1969 12,263,000 138,233
1970 12,507,000 140,400
1971 12,937,000 142,503
1972 13,177,000 144,538
1973 13,380,000 146,516
1974 13,723,000 149,431
1975 13,893,000 153,344
1976 14,033,000 157,113
1977 14,192,000 159,753
1978 14,358,000 161,375
1979 14,514,000 162,882
1980 14,692,000 164,322
1981 14,923,260 165,678
1982 15,184,247 166,484
1983 15,393,472 166,714
1984 15,579,391 166,796
1985 15,788,312 166,849
1986 16,018,350 167,061
1987 16,263,874 167,661
1988 16,532,164 168,346
1989 16,814,416 168,768
1990 17,065,128 169,042
1991 17,284,036 169,368
1992 17,478,635 170,331
1993 17,634,808 171,774
1994 17,805,468 173,159
1995 18,004,882 174,571
1996 18,224,767 176,071
1997 18,423,037 177,547
1998 18,607,584 178,905
1999 18,812,264 180,275
2000 19,028,802 181,685
2001 19,274,701 183,166
2002 19,495,210 184,471
2003 19,720,737 185,430
2004 19,932,722 186,249
2005 20,176,844 186,978
2006 20,450,966 187,709
2007 20,827,622 188,753
2008 21,249,199 190,107
2009 21,691,653 191,513
2010 22,031,750 193,023
2011 22,340,024 194,713
2012 22,733,465 196,498
2013 23,128,129 198,268
2014 23,475,686 200,037
2015 23,815,995 201,782
2016 24,190,907 203,499
2017 24,592,588 205,415
2018 24,963,258 207,582
2019 25,334,826 209,780
2020 25,649,248 211,944
2021 25,685,412 213,779
2022 26,014,399 215,261
2023 26,652,777 216,663
2024 27,204,809 218,019

Fertility rates in Australia and Samoa

Fertility rate
Australia

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Australia Samoa
1960 3.45 7.78
1961 3.54 7.77
1962 3.44 7.76
1963 3.33 7.73
1964 3.15 7.7
1965 2.98 7.65
1966 2.88 7.6
1967 2.85 7.55
1968 2.89 7.5
1969 2.89 7.43
1970 2.86 7.34
1971 2.96 7.22
1972 2.74 7.07
1973 2.49 6.91
1974 2.4 6.75
1975 2.15 6.61
1976 2.06 6.47
1977 2.01 6.31
1978 1.95 6.15
1979 1.91 5.99
1980 1.89 5.86
1981 1.94 5.75
1982 1.93 5.68
1983 1.92 5.62
1984 1.84 5.55
1985 1.92 5.49
1986 1.87 5.42
1987 1.85 5.32
1988 1.83 5.21
1989 1.84 5.11
1990 1.9 5.01
1991 1.85 4.91
1992 1.89 4.87
1993 1.86 4.83
1994 1.84 4.79
1995 1.82 4.77
1996 1.8 4.74
1997 1.78 4.7
1998 1.76 4.64
1999 1.76 4.57
2000 1.76 4.52
2001 1.74 4.48
2002 1.76 4.44
2003 1.75 4.39
2004 1.77 4.34
2005 1.81 4.32
2006 1.91 4.32
2007 1.96 4.36
2008 1.98 4.42
2009 1.97 4.47
2010 1.93 4.52
2011 1.93 4.56
2012 1.92 4.55
2013 1.86 4.49
2014 1.83 4.42
2015 1.81 4.34
2016 1.75 4.26
2017 1.74 4.2
2018 1.74 4.14
2019 1.66 4.06
2020 1.58 4
2021 1.7 3.94
2022 1.63 3.88
2023 1.5 3.83

Australia and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Australia Samoa
1960 29.5 15
1961 29.3 14.9
1962 29.1 14.8
1963 28.8 14.6
1964 28.6 14.6
1965 28.3 14.5
1966 28.1 14.5
1967 28 14.5
1968 27.9 14.5
1969 27.8 14.5
1970 27.7 14.6
1971 27.7 14.7
1972 27.7 14.8
1973 27.8 14.9
1974 28 15
1975 28.1 15.3
1976 28.4 15.5
1977 28.6 15.8
1978 28.9 16
1979 29.1 16.2
1980 29.4 16.4
1981 29.6 16.6
1982 29.9 16.8
1983 30.2 17.1
1984 30.5 17.4
1985 30.8 17.6
1986 31.1 17.8
1987 31.3 18
1988 31.6 18.2
1989 31.8 18.3
1990 32.1 18.4
1991 32.4 18.5
1992 32.7 18.7
1993 33 19
1994 33.3 19.3
1995 33.6 19.6
1996 34 19.7
1997 34.3 19.8
1998 34.7 19.9
1999 35.1 19.9
2000 35.4 19.8
2001 35.6 19.7
2002 35.8 19.7
2003 36.1 19.9
2004 36.3 20.1
2005 36.5 20.3
2006 36.7 20.4
2007 36.8 20.6
2008 36.8 20.7
2009 36.9 20.8
2010 37 20.8
2011 37.1 20.8
2012 37.2 20.8
2013 37.2 21
2014 37.3 21.1
2015 37.3 21.2
2016 37.3 21.3
2017 37.4 21.4
2018 37.4 21.4
2019 37.6 21.5
2020 38 21.4
2021 38.3 21.4
2022 38.5 21.1
2023 38.8 21
2024 39 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
2.7%
2013
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Australia Samoa
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.1%
2021
English speaking
92.8%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Australia Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Samoa
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
715 mi
2018

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