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Cayman Islands vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 190th vs. 168th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Samoa
Population
76930
220288
Population rank 187/197 177/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$7,837
2024
Government debt n/a
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Samoa
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Samoa
1970 - $45,208,338
1971 - $53,719,569
1972 - $62,566,116
1973 - $82,452,985
1974 - $93,549,611
1975 - $93,489,283
1976 - $85,003,078
1977 - $98,295,671
1978 - $108,223,444
1979 - $122,257,393
1980 - $125,747,038
1981 - $118,190,655
1982 - $121,221,652
1983 - $111,862,824
1984 - $109,200,934
1985 - $95,572,173
1986 - $100,947,849
1987 - $111,713,922
1988 - $133,016,065
1989 - $122,888,610
1990 - $125,766,270
1991 - $125,597,205
1992 - $132,303,041
1993 - $133,122,897
1994 - $221,098,107
1995 - $224,865,731
1996 - $249,907,869
1997 - $285,475,592
1998 - $269,485,244
1999 - $255,408,060
2000 - $258,856,140
2001 - $266,299,591
2002 - $281,790,134
2003 - $333,426,188
2004 - $407,747,565
2005 - $476,801,793
2006 $4,200,288,241 $499,923,758
2007 $4,466,278,065 $573,548,460
2008 $4,585,949,024 $641,346,192
2009 $4,281,714,567 $628,006,115
2010 $4,156,841,107 $680,260,907
2011 $4,186,073,104 $744,097,050
2012 $4,291,004,524 $773,141,661
2013 $4,405,796,023 $797,736,334
2014 $4,562,853,611 $796,683,520
2015 $4,708,167,233 $824,150,499
2016 $4,909,322,237 $843,924,797
2017 $5,166,281,305 $884,844,384
2018 $5,530,178,441 $878,448,433
2019 $5,941,896,608 $912,950,466
2020 $5,655,358,021 $868,898,358
2021 $6,060,026,520 $843,923,639
2022 $6,600,843,963 $832,945,206
2023 $7,139,428,558 $938,189,444
2024 - $1,068,025,244

Cayman Islands and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Samoa
1970 - $322
1971 - $377
1972 - $433
1973 - $563
1974 - $626
1975 - $610
1976 - $541
1977 - $615
1978 - $671
1979 - $751
1980 - $765
1981 - $713
1982 - $728
1983 - $671
1984 - $655
1985 - $573
1986 - $604
1987 - $666
1988 - $790
1989 - $728
1990 - $744
1991 - $742
1992 - $777
1993 - $775
1994 - $1,277
1995 - $1,288
1996 - $1,419
1997 - $1,608
1998 - $1,506
1999 - $1,417
2000 - $1,425
2001 - $1,454
2002 - $1,528
2003 - $1,798
2004 - $2,189
2005 - $2,550
2006 $87,085 $2,663
2007 $89,888 $3,039
2008 $89,655 $3,374
2009 $81,374 $3,279
2010 $76,838 $3,524
2011 $75,281 $3,822
2012 $75,102 $3,935
2013 $75,114 $4,024
2014 $75,845 $3,983
2015 $76,379 $4,084
2016 $77,802 $4,147
2017 $80,054 $4,308
2018 $83,866 $4,232
2019 $88,254 $4,352
2020 $82,339 $4,100
2021 $86,438 $3,948
2022 $92,202 $3,869
2023 $97,750 $4,330
2024 - $4,899

Cayman Islands vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Samoa
1950 54 49.2
1951 54.5 49.8
1952 55 50.4
1953 55.4 51
1954 55.9 51.6
1955 56.4 52.2
1956 56.8 52.8
1957 57.3 53.4
1958 57.7 54
1959 58.2 54.6
1960 58.8 55.2
1961 59.4 55.7
1962 60.1 56.3
1963 60.8 56.9
1964 61.4 54
1965 62.2 57.9
1966 62.8 58.2
1967 63.2 58.9
1968 63.6 59.4
1969 64 59.9
1970 64.4 60.4
1971 64.8 60.9
1972 65.4 61.4
1973 65.9 61.9
1974 66.5 62.3
1975 67 62.8
1976 67.5 63.3
1977 68.1 63.7
1978 68.5 64.1
1979 69 64.5
1980 69.5 65
1981 70 65.3
1982 70.4 65.6
1983 70.8 66
1984 71.2 66.3
1985 71.6 66.6
1986 71.9 66.8
1987 72.1 67
1988 72.4 67.3
1989 72.5 67.6
1990 72.7 67.8
1991 72.9 68
1992 73.1 68.5
1993 73.2 68.8
1994 73.4 69.2
1995 73.6 69.5
1996 73.7 69.8
1997 73.9 70
1998 74.1 70.3
1999 74.2 70.6
2000 74.4 70.8
2001 74.5 71
2002 74.6 71.2
2003 74.6 71.4
2004 74.6 71.5
2005 74.9 71.5
2006 75 71.6
2007 75.2 71.6
2008 75.4 71.5
2009 75.7 69.5
2010 76.1 71.5
2011 76.6 71.4
2012 77.1 71.2
2013 77.7 71.2
2014 77.9 71.1
2015 78.1 71.1
2016 78.4 71
2017 78.6 71
2018 78.8 71.1
2019 79.1 70.3
2020 79.2 70.7
2021 79.3 71.1
2022 80 71.6
2023 80.4 71.7
2024 80.5 71.8
2025 80.7 71.9

Cayman Islands and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Samoa
Year Population
Cayman Islands Samoa
1960 8,428 112,490
1961 8,601 115,496
1962 8,781 118,597
1963 8,970 121,764
1964 9,166 124,894
1965 9,361 127,978
1966 9,560 131,073
1967 9,769 133,764
1968 9,971 136,020
1969 10,165 138,233
1970 10,517 140,400
1971 11,098 142,503
1972 11,764 144,538
1973 12,438 146,516
1974 13,114 149,431
1975 13,788 153,344
1976 14,454 157,113
1977 15,105 159,753
1978 15,727 161,375
1979 16,351 162,882
1980 17,079 164,322
1981 17,905 165,678
1982 18,750 166,484
1983 19,598 166,714
1984 20,454 166,796
1985 21,324 166,849
1986 22,197 167,061
1987 23,073 167,661
1988 23,951 168,346
1989 24,874 168,768
1990 25,999 169,042
1991 27,294 169,368
1992 28,621 170,331
1993 29,976 171,774
1994 31,352 173,159
1995 32,743 174,571
1996 34,143 176,071
1997 35,543 177,547
1998 36,922 178,905
1999 38,284 180,275
2000 39,674 181,685
2001 41,089 183,166
2002 42,514 184,471
2003 43,934 185,430
2004 45,352 186,249
2005 46,788 186,978
2006 48,232 187,709
2007 49,687 188,753
2008 51,151 190,107
2009 52,618 191,513
2010 54,099 193,023
2011 55,606 194,713
2012 57,136 196,498
2013 58,655 198,268
2014 60,160 200,037
2015 61,642 201,782
2016 63,100 203,499
2017 64,535 205,415
2018 65,941 207,582
2019 67,327 209,780
2020 68,684 211,944
2021 70,108 213,779
2022 71,591 215,261
2023 73,038 216,663
2024 74,457 218,019

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Samoa

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Samoa
1960 4.71 7.78
1961 4.78 7.77
1962 4.79 7.76
1963 4.69 7.73
1964 4.41 7.7
1965 4.16 7.65
1966 4.08 7.6
1967 4.05 7.55
1968 3.99 7.5
1969 3.52 7.43
1970 4.66 7.34
1971 3.47 7.22
1972 4.89 7.07
1973 3.56 6.91
1974 2.96 6.75
1975 2.72 6.61
1976 2.53 6.47
1977 2.41 6.31
1978 2.37 6.15
1979 2.37 5.99
1980 2.4 5.86
1981 2.38 5.75
1982 2.01 5.68
1983 1.83 5.62
1984 1.79 5.55
1985 1.75 5.49
1986 1.69 5.42
1987 1.58 5.32
1988 1.63 5.21
1989 1.76 5.11
1990 1.78 5.01
1991 1.85 4.91
1992 1.73 4.87
1993 1.67 4.83
1994 1.66 4.79
1995 1.67 4.77
1996 1.69 4.74
1997 1.7 4.7
1998 1.7 4.64
1999 1.71 4.57
2000 1.71 4.52
2001 1.7 4.48
2002 1.68 4.44
2003 1.67 4.39
2004 1.67 4.34
2005 1.67 4.32
2006 1.67 4.32
2007 1.68 4.36
2008 1.7 4.42
2009 1.72 4.47
2010 1.69 4.52
2011 1.64 4.56
2012 1.53 4.55
2013 1.45 4.49
2014 1.33 4.42
2015 1.27 4.34
2016 1.23 4.26
2017 1.22 4.2
2018 1.28 4.14
2019 1.51 4.06
2020 1.55 4
2021 1.55 3.94
2022 1.54 3.88
2023 1.53 3.83

Cayman Islands and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Samoa
1960 23.5 15
1961 23.3 14.9
1962 22.9 14.8
1963 22.6 14.6
1964 22.3 14.6
1965 22.1 14.5
1966 21.8 14.5
1967 21.6 14.5
1968 21.3 14.5
1969 21.2 14.5
1970 21.2 14.6
1971 21.4 14.7
1972 21.8 14.8
1973 22.2 14.9
1974 22.6 15
1975 23.1 15.3
1976 23.7 15.5
1977 24.3 15.8
1978 25 16
1979 25.7 16.2
1980 26 16.4
1981 26.1 16.6
1982 26.2 16.8
1983 26.4 17.1
1984 26.8 17.4
1985 27.2 17.6
1986 27.6 17.8
1987 28.1 18
1988 28.6 18.2
1989 29.1 18.3
1990 29.5 18.4
1991 29.6 18.5
1992 29.9 18.7
1993 30.1 19
1994 30.5 19.3
1995 30.8 19.6
1996 31.3 19.7
1997 31.8 19.8
1998 32.3 19.9
1999 32.9 19.9
2000 33.2 19.8
2001 33.3 19.7
2002 33.4 19.7
2003 33.5 19.9
2004 33.7 20.1
2005 33.9 20.3
2006 34.2 20.4
2007 34.5 20.6
2008 34.8 20.7
2009 35.1 20.8
2010 35.4 20.8
2011 35.7 20.8
2012 35.8 20.8
2013 35.9 21
2014 36.1 21.1
2015 36.3 21.2
2016 36.5 21.3
2017 36.8 21.4
2018 37.1 21.4
2019 37.4 21.5
2020 37.8 21.4
2021 38.1 21.4
2022 38.5 21.1
2023 38.9 21
2024 39.3 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
5.46%
2024
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
19.8%
2020

Energy

Cayman Islands Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Samoa
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
48
2025
Higher education index
20
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
13
2019
Visa free countries n/a
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99.1%
2021
English speaking
76.6%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
58.1%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
15.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Samoa
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
715 mi
2018

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