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Bahamas vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 162nd vs. 168th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Samoa
Population
404321
220288
Population rank 173/197 177/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Bahamas and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Samoa
Year GDP
Bahamas Samoa
1960 $169,736,027 -
1961 $190,022,030 -
1962 $212,170,034 -
1963 $237,650,038 -
1964 $266,560,043 -
1965 $300,272,048 -
1966 $346,800,000 -
1967 $398,000,000 -
1968 $453,800,000 -
1969 $538,700,000 -
1970 $539,500,000 $45,208,338
1971 $573,400,000 $53,719,569
1972 $590,900,000 $62,566,116
1973 $670,900,000 $82,452,985
1974 $632,400,000 $93,549,611
1975 $596,200,000 $93,489,283
1976 $642,100,000 $85,003,078
1977 $713,000,000 $98,295,671
1978 $832,400,000 $108,223,444
1979 $1,139,800,100 $122,257,393
1980 $1,335,300,000 $125,747,038
1981 $1,426,500,000 $118,190,655
1982 $1,578,300,000 $121,221,652
1983 $1,732,800,000 $111,862,824
1984 $2,041,100,000 $109,200,934
1985 $2,320,699,900 $95,572,173
1986 $2,472,500,000 $100,947,849
1987 $2,713,999,900 $111,713,922
1988 $2,817,900,000 $133,016,065
1989 $3,062,000,000 $122,888,610
1990 $3,166,000,000 $125,766,270
1991 $3,111,160,000 $125,597,205
1992 $3,109,000,000 $132,303,041
1993 $3,092,000,000 $133,122,897
1994 $3,259,000,000 $221,098,107
1995 $3,429,000,000 $224,865,731
1996 $3,609,000,000 $249,907,869
1997 $6,332,360,000 $285,475,592
1998 $6,833,220,000 $269,485,244
1999 $7,683,870,000 $255,408,060
2000 $8,076,470,000 $258,856,140
2001 $8,317,830,000 $266,299,591
2002 $8,881,160,000 $281,790,134
2003 $8,870,090,000 $333,426,188
2004 $9,055,290,000 $407,747,565
2005 $9,836,200,000 $476,801,793
2006 $10,167,250,000 $499,923,758
2007 $10,618,340,000 $573,548,460
2008 $10,526,000,000 $641,346,192
2009 $9,981,960,000 $628,006,115
2010 $10,095,760,000 $680,260,907
2011 $10,070,450,000 $744,097,050
2012 $10,720,400,000 $773,141,661
2013 $10,475,300,000 $797,736,334
2014 $11,139,100,000 $796,683,520
2015 $11,837,600,000 $824,150,499
2016 $11,880,900,000 $843,924,797
2017 $12,446,900,000 $884,844,384
2018 $12,819,200,000 $878,448,433
2019 $13,277,000,000 $912,950,466
2020 $10,363,200,000 $868,898,358
2021 $12,037,000,000 $843,923,639
2022 $13,896,800,000 $832,945,206
2023 $15,271,300,000 $938,189,444
2024 $15,832,800,000 $1,068,025,244

Bahamas and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Samoa
1960 $1,459 -
1961 $1,555 -
1962 $1,651 -
1963 $1,759 -
1964 $1,883 -
1965 $2,030 -
1966 $2,239 -
1967 $2,453 -
1968 $2,668 -
1969 $3,027 -
1970 $2,916 $322
1971 $3,004 $377
1972 $3,014 $433
1973 $3,341 $563
1974 $3,080 $626
1975 $2,841 $610
1976 $2,993 $541
1977 $3,253 $615
1978 $3,720 $671
1979 $4,994 $751
1980 $5,743 $765
1981 $6,029 $713
1982 $6,559 $728
1983 $7,081 $671
1984 $8,202 $655
1985 $9,167 $573
1986 $9,601 $604
1987 $10,361 $666
1988 $10,576 $790
1989 $11,291 $728
1990 $11,473 $744
1991 $11,082 $742
1992 $10,873 $777
1993 $10,613 $775
1994 $10,991 $1,277
1995 $11,375 $1,288
1996 $11,784 $1,419
1997 $20,368 $1,608
1998 $21,667 $1,506
1999 $24,041 $1,417
2000 $24,940 $1,425
2001 $25,372 $1,454
2002 $26,782 $1,528
2003 $26,429 $1,798
2004 $26,650 $2,189
2005 $28,602 $2,550
2006 $29,185 $2,663
2007 $30,052 $3,039
2008 $29,392 $3,374
2009 $27,513 $3,279
2010 $27,473 $3,524
2011 $27,091 $3,822
2012 $28,552 $3,935
2013 $27,643 $4,024
2014 $29,137 $3,983
2015 $30,719 $4,084
2016 $30,617 $4,147
2017 $31,875 $4,308
2018 $32,642 $4,232
2019 $33,640 $4,352
2020 $26,179 $4,100
2021 $30,368 $3,948
2022 $34,957 $3,869
2023 $38,232 $4,330
2024 $39,455 $4,899

Bahamas vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Samoa
1950 58.9 49.2
1951 59.2 49.8
1952 59.6 50.4
1953 60 51
1954 60.3 51.6
1955 60.7 52.2
1956 61 52.8
1957 61.4 53.4
1958 61.7 54
1959 62.1 54.6
1960 62.5 55.2
1961 62.8 55.7
1962 63.2 56.3
1963 63.5 56.9
1964 63.9 54
1965 64.3 57.9
1966 64.6 58.2
1967 65 58.9
1968 65.4 59.4
1969 65.8 59.9
1970 66.2 60.4
1971 66.5 60.9
1972 66.8 61.4
1973 67.1 61.9
1974 67.6 62.3
1975 68.1 62.8
1976 68.5 63.3
1977 68.8 63.7
1978 68.9 64.1
1979 69 64.5
1980 69.1 65
1981 69.4 65.3
1982 69.7 65.6
1983 70 66
1984 70.2 66.3
1985 70.3 66.6
1986 70.3 66.8
1987 70.4 67
1988 70.5 67.3
1989 70.7 67.6
1990 70.9 67.8
1991 71.2 68
1992 71.3 68.5
1993 71.4 68.8
1994 71.4 69.2
1995 71.4 69.5
1996 71.5 69.8
1997 71.6 70
1998 71.8 70.3
1999 72.1 70.6
2000 72.5 70.8
2001 72.8 71
2002 73 71.2
2003 73.2 71.4
2004 73.2 71.5
2005 73.4 71.5
2006 73.5 71.6
2007 73.5 71.6
2008 73.4 71.5
2009 73.5 69.5
2010 73.4 71.5
2011 73.6 71.4
2012 73.7 71.2
2013 73.9 71.2
2014 74 71.1
2015 73.8 71.1
2016 74 71
2017 74 71
2018 74.1 71.1
2019 71.4 70.3
2020 73 70.7
2021 70.8 71.1
2022 74.5 71.6
2023 74.6 71.7
2024 74.7 71.8
2025 74.9 71.9

Bahamas and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Samoa
Year Population
Bahamas Samoa
1960 116,317 112,490
1961 122,197 115,496
1962 128,493 118,597
1963 135,087 121,764
1964 141,528 124,894
1965 147,952 127,978
1966 154,874 131,073
1967 162,267 133,764
1968 170,089 136,020
1969 177,981 138,233
1970 184,982 140,400
1971 190,857 142,503
1972 196,055 144,538
1973 200,791 146,516
1974 205,342 149,431
1975 209,886 153,344
1976 214,501 157,113
1977 219,157 159,753
1978 223,761 161,375
1979 228,230 162,882
1980 232,526 164,322
1981 236,614 165,678
1982 240,614 166,484
1983 244,698 166,714
1984 248,863 166,796
1985 253,154 166,849
1986 257,536 167,061
1987 261,935 167,661
1988 266,448 168,346
1989 271,178 168,768
1990 275,945 169,042
1991 280,731 169,368
1992 285,927 170,331
1993 291,339 171,774
1994 296,509 173,159
1995 301,461 174,571
1996 306,268 176,071
1997 310,904 177,547
1998 315,368 178,905
1999 319,614 180,275
2000 323,835 181,685
2001 327,836 183,166
2002 331,614 184,471
2003 335,618 185,430
2004 339,782 186,249
2005 343,894 186,978
2006 348,375 187,709
2007 353,334 188,753
2008 358,120 190,107
2009 362,810 191,513
2010 367,478 193,023
2011 371,729 194,713
2012 375,469 196,498
2013 378,953 198,268
2014 382,298 200,037
2015 385,346 201,782
2016 388,055 203,499
2017 390,485 205,415
2018 392,717 207,582
2019 394,675 209,780
2020 395,863 211,944
2021 396,373 213,779
2022 397,538 215,261
2023 399,440 216,663
2024 401,283 218,019

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Samoa

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Samoa
1960 5.09 7.78
1961 5.16 7.77
1962 5.13 7.76
1963 5.06 7.73
1964 4.97 7.7
1965 4.88 7.65
1966 4.79 7.6
1967 4.69 7.55
1968 4.56 7.5
1969 4.38 7.43
1970 4.21 7.34
1971 4.06 7.22
1972 3.89 7.07
1973 3.73 6.91
1974 3.57 6.75
1975 3.42 6.61
1976 3.3 6.47
1977 3.17 6.31
1978 3.05 6.15
1979 2.94 5.99
1980 2.84 5.86
1981 2.77 5.75
1982 2.71 5.68
1983 2.65 5.62
1984 2.59 5.55
1985 2.55 5.49
1986 2.53 5.42
1987 2.52 5.32
1988 2.52 5.21
1989 2.52 5.11
1990 2.52 5.01
1991 2.51 4.91
1992 2.71 4.87
1993 2.61 4.83
1994 2.47 4.79
1995 2.42 4.77
1996 2.35 4.74
1997 2.29 4.7
1998 2.23 4.64
1999 2.13 4.57
2000 2.06 4.52
2001 2.02 4.48
2002 1.98 4.44
2003 1.97 4.39
2004 1.98 4.34
2005 2.01 4.32
2006 2.02 4.32
2007 2.04 4.36
2008 2 4.42
2009 2.01 4.47
2010 1.84 4.52
2011 1.79 4.56
2012 1.76 4.55
2013 1.74 4.49
2014 1.69 4.42
2015 1.57 4.34
2016 1.5 4.26
2017 1.42 4.2
2018 1.4 4.14
2019 1.4 4.06
2020 1.39 4
2021 1.38 3.94
2022 1.38 3.88
2023 1.37 3.83

Bahamas and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Samoa
1960 19.5 15
1961 19.6 14.9
1962 19.6 14.8
1963 19.7 14.6
1964 19.8 14.6
1965 19.9 14.5
1966 20.1 14.5
1967 20.2 14.5
1968 20.3 14.5
1969 20.5 14.5
1970 20.6 14.6
1971 20.6 14.7
1972 20.7 14.8
1973 20.7 14.9
1974 20.8 15
1975 20.9 15.3
1976 21.1 15.5
1977 21.3 15.8
1978 21.6 16
1979 21.8 16.2
1980 22.1 16.4
1981 22.4 16.6
1982 22.7 16.8
1983 23 17.1
1984 23.4 17.4
1985 23.7 17.6
1986 24 17.8
1987 24.3 18
1988 24.7 18.2
1989 25 18.3
1990 25.4 18.4
1991 25.7 18.5
1992 26 18.7
1993 26.3 19
1994 26.6 19.3
1995 26.9 19.6
1996 27.2 19.7
1997 27.5 19.8
1998 27.9 19.9
1999 28.2 19.9
2000 28.5 19.8
2001 28.9 19.7
2002 29.3 19.7
2003 29.6 19.9
2004 30 20.1
2005 30.3 20.3
2006 30.6 20.4
2007 30.8 20.6
2008 31 20.7
2009 31.3 20.8
2010 31.5 20.8
2011 31.8 20.8
2012 32.1 20.8
2013 32.4 21
2014 32.6 21.1
2015 33 21.2
2016 33.3 21.3
2017 33.6 21.4
2018 33.9 21.4
2019 34.3 21.5
2020 34.6 21.4
2021 34.9 21.4
2022 35.2 21.1
2023 35.6 21
2024 36 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
5.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
19.8%
2020

Energy

Bahamas Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Samoa
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
18
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
99.1%
2021
English speaking
87.1%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Bahamas Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Samoa
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
715 mi
2018

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