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Denmark vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 130th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Samoa
Population
6018959
220288
Population rank 114/197 177/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 38/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 12/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 31/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
42.3 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Denmark and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Denmark and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Denmark

Samoa
Year GDP
Denmark Samoa
1960 $6,361,166,545 -
1961 $7,058,361,229 -
1962 $7,953,274,741 -
1963 $8,466,044,980 -
1964 $9,677,401,337 -
1965 $10,870,670,865 -
1966 $11,931,740,293 -
1967 $13,059,064,806 -
1968 $13,505,574,133 -
1969 $15,414,902,667 -
1970 $17,075,457,733 $45,208,338
1971 $19,086,192,720 $53,719,569
1972 $23,230,667,549 $62,566,116
1973 $30,718,181,337 $82,452,985
1974 $34,125,712,481 $93,549,611
1975 $40,418,967,666 $93,489,283
1976 $44,503,607,444 $85,003,078
1977 $49,711,709,588 $98,295,671
1978 $60,320,089,218 $108,223,444
1979 $70,393,030,603 $122,257,393
1980 $70,811,287,816 $125,747,038
1981 $61,459,941,461 $118,190,655
1982 $60,084,214,872 $121,221,652
1983 $60,331,158,447 $111,862,824
1984 $58,868,891,335 $109,200,934
1985 $62,452,421,011 $95,572,173
1986 $87,748,695,217 $100,947,849
1987 $109,183,446,340 $111,713,922
1988 $115,540,189,705 $133,016,065
1989 $112,312,200,761 $122,888,610
1990 $138,217,740,684 $125,766,270
1991 $139,180,507,778 $125,597,205
1992 $152,966,494,260 $132,303,041
1993 $143,111,306,004 $133,122,897
1994 $156,017,919,221 $221,098,107
1995 $184,848,481,008 $224,865,731
1996 $187,481,157,846 $249,907,869
1997 $173,241,365,735 $285,475,592
1998 $176,877,077,513 $269,485,244
1999 $177,887,720,536 $255,408,060
2000 $164,043,817,224 $258,856,140
2001 $164,881,594,415 $266,299,591
2002 $178,788,209,558 $281,790,134
2003 $218,421,193,436 $333,426,188
2004 $251,986,155,631 $407,747,565
2005 $265,150,087,712 $476,801,793
2006 $283,386,151,544 $499,923,758
2007 $320,213,157,595 $573,548,460
2008 $354,979,471,960 $641,346,192
2009 $322,619,152,195 $628,006,115
2010 $322,345,594,075 $680,260,907
2011 $344,315,595,263 $744,097,050
2012 $326,792,574,245 $773,141,661
2013 $344,631,016,965 $797,736,334
2014 $352,832,602,064 $796,683,520
2015 $301,758,922,338 $824,150,499
2016 $312,181,849,372 $843,924,797
2017 $331,610,593,962 $884,844,384
2018 $355,293,374,912 $878,448,433
2019 $345,401,473,013 $912,950,466
2020 $355,631,021,932 $868,898,358
2021 $408,378,204,640 $843,923,639
2022 $401,945,576,108 $832,945,206
2023 $407,091,920,305 $938,189,444
2024 $429,457,372,072 $1,068,025,244

Denmark and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Denmark

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Denmark Samoa
1960 $1,389 -
1961 $1,531 -
1962 $1,711 -
1963 $1,807 -
1964 $2,049 -
1965 $2,284 -
1966 $2,487 -
1967 $2,701 -
1968 $2,776 -
1969 $3,151 -
1970 $3,464 $322
1971 $3,846 $377
1972 $4,654 $433
1973 $6,117 $563
1974 $6,764 $626
1975 $7,988 $610
1976 $8,773 $541
1977 $9,770 $615
1978 $11,818 $671
1979 $13,757 $751
1980 $13,822 $765
1981 $12,000 $713
1982 $11,740 $728
1983 $11,797 $671
1984 $11,517 $655
1985 $12,213 $573
1986 $17,137 $604
1987 $21,296 $666
1988 $22,525 $790
1989 $21,882 $728
1990 $26,886 $744
1991 $27,003 $742
1992 $29,579 $777
1993 $27,582 $775
1994 $29,968 $1,277
1995 $35,321 $1,288
1996 $35,622 $1,419
1997 $32,780 $1,608
1998 $33,346 $1,506
1999 $33,426 $1,417
2000 $30,722 $1,425
2001 $30,768 $1,454
2002 $33,257 $1,528
2003 $40,519 $1,798
2004 $46,625 $2,189
2005 $48,926 $2,550
2006 $52,119 $2,663
2007 $58,632 $3,039
2008 $64,617 $3,374
2009 $58,413 $3,279
2010 $58,105 $3,524
2011 $61,810 $3,822
2012 $58,444 $3,935
2013 $61,378 $4,024
2014 $62,520 $3,983
2015 $53,094 $4,084
2016 $54,501 $4,147
2017 $57,522 $4,308
2018 $61,325 $4,232
2019 $59,404 $4,352
2020 $60,985 $4,100
2021 $69,728 $3,948
2022 $68,091 $3,869
2023 $68,454 $4,330
2024 $71,852 $4,899

Denmark vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Samoa
1950 70.3 49.2
1951 70.9 49.8
1952 70.8 50.4
1953 71.2 51
1954 71.3 51.6
1955 71.9 52.2
1956 72 52.8
1957 71.8 53.4
1958 72.2 54
1959 72.2 54.6
1960 72.2 55.2
1961 72.5 55.7
1962 72.4 56.3
1963 72.4 56.9
1964 72.5 54
1965 72.4 57.9
1966 72.5 58.2
1967 73 58.9
1968 73.1 59.4
1969 73.2 59.9
1970 73.4 60.4
1971 73.4 60.9
1972 73.5 61.4
1973 73.7 61.9
1974 73.8 62.3
1975 74.1 62.8
1976 73.8 63.3
1977 74.7 63.7
1978 74.4 64.1
1979 74.2 64.5
1980 74.1 65
1981 74.3 65.3
1982 74.6 65.6
1983 74.5 66
1984 74.6 66.3
1985 74.5 66.6
1986 74.6 66.8
1987 74.7 67
1988 74.8 67.3
1989 74.9 67.6
1990 74.9 67.8
1991 75.2 68
1992 75.3 68.5
1993 75.2 68.8
1994 75.4 69.2
1995 75.3 69.5
1996 75.7 69.8
1997 76 70
1998 76.4 70.3
1999 76.6 70.6
2000 76.8 70.8
2001 77 71
2002 77.1 71.2
2003 77.4 71.4
2004 77.8 71.5
2005 78.2 71.5
2006 78.2 71.6
2007 78.3 71.6
2008 78.7 71.5
2009 79 69.5
2010 79.2 71.5
2011 79.8 71.4
2012 80.1 71.2
2013 80.3 71.2
2014 80.6 71.1
2015 80.7 71.1
2016 80.9 71
2017 81.1 71
2018 81 71.1
2019 81.4 70.3
2020 81.5 70.7
2021 81.4 71.1
2022 81.3 71.6
2023 81.9 71.7
2024 82.1 71.8
2025 82.2 71.9

Denmark and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Samoa
Year Population
Denmark Samoa
1960 4,579,603 112,490
1961 4,611,687 115,496
1962 4,647,727 118,597
1963 4,684,483 121,764
1964 4,722,072 124,894
1965 4,759,012 127,978
1966 4,797,381 131,073
1967 4,835,354 133,764
1968 4,864,883 136,020
1969 4,891,860 138,233
1970 4,928,757 140,400
1971 4,963,126 142,503
1972 4,991,596 144,538
1973 5,021,861 146,516
1974 5,045,297 149,431
1975 5,059,862 153,344
1976 5,072,596 157,113
1977 5,088,419 159,753
1978 5,104,248 161,375
1979 5,116,801 162,882
1980 5,123,027 164,322
1981 5,121,572 165,678
1982 5,117,810 166,484
1983 5,114,297 166,714
1984 5,111,619 166,796
1985 5,113,691 166,849
1986 5,120,534 167,061
1987 5,127,024 167,661
1988 5,129,516 168,346
1989 5,132,594 168,768
1990 5,140,939 169,042
1991 5,154,298 169,368
1992 5,171,370 170,331
1993 5,188,628 171,774
1994 5,206,180 173,159
1995 5,233,373 174,571
1996 5,263,074 176,071
1997 5,284,991 177,547
1998 5,304,219 178,905
1999 5,321,799 180,275
2000 5,339,616 181,685
2001 5,358,783 183,166
2002 5,375,931 184,471
2003 5,390,574 185,430
2004 5,404,523 186,249
2005 5,419,432 186,978
2006 5,437,272 187,709
2007 5,461,438 188,753
2008 5,493,621 190,107
2009 5,523,095 191,513
2010 5,547,683 193,023
2011 5,570,572 194,713
2012 5,591,572 196,498
2013 5,614,932 198,268
2014 5,643,475 200,037
2015 5,683,483 201,782
2016 5,728,010 203,499
2017 5,764,980 205,415
2018 5,793,636 207,582
2019 5,814,422 209,780
2020 5,831,404 211,944
2021 5,856,733 213,779
2022 5,903,037 215,261
2023 5,946,952 216,663
2024 5,976,992 218,019

Fertility rates in Denmark and Samoa

Fertility rate
Denmark

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Denmark Samoa
1960 2.57 7.78
1961 2.55 7.77
1962 2.55 7.76
1963 2.67 7.73
1964 2.6 7.7
1965 2.61 7.65
1966 2.62 7.6
1967 2.35 7.55
1968 2.12 7.5
1969 2 7.43
1970 1.95 7.34
1971 2.04 7.22
1972 2.03 7.07
1973 1.92 6.91
1974 1.9 6.75
1975 1.92 6.61
1976 1.75 6.47
1977 1.66 6.31
1978 1.67 6.15
1979 1.6 5.99
1980 1.55 5.86
1981 1.44 5.75
1982 1.43 5.68
1983 1.38 5.62
1984 1.4 5.55
1985 1.45 5.49
1986 1.48 5.42
1987 1.5 5.32
1988 1.56 5.21
1989 1.62 5.11
1990 1.67 5.01
1991 1.68 4.91
1992 1.76 4.87
1993 1.75 4.83
1994 1.81 4.79
1995 1.8 4.77
1996 1.75 4.74
1997 1.75 4.7
1998 1.72 4.64
1999 1.73 4.57
2000 1.77 4.52
2001 1.74 4.48
2002 1.72 4.44
2003 1.76 4.39
2004 1.78 4.34
2005 1.8 4.32
2006 1.85 4.32
2007 1.84 4.36
2008 1.89 4.42
2009 1.84 4.47
2010 1.87 4.52
2011 1.75 4.56
2012 1.73 4.55
2013 1.67 4.49
2014 1.69 4.42
2015 1.71 4.34
2016 1.79 4.26
2017 1.75 4.2
2018 1.73 4.14
2019 1.7 4.06
2020 1.68 4
2021 1.72 3.94
2022 1.55 3.88
2023 1.5 3.83

Denmark and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Denmark

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Denmark Samoa
1960 33 15
1961 33.1 14.9
1962 33 14.8
1963 33 14.6
1964 32.9 14.6
1965 32.8 14.5
1966 32.6 14.5
1967 32.5 14.5
1968 32.5 14.5
1969 32.5 14.5
1970 32.5 14.6
1971 32.5 14.7
1972 32.6 14.8
1973 32.7 14.9
1974 32.8 15
1975 33 15.3
1976 33.2 15.5
1977 33.4 15.8
1978 33.7 16
1979 33.9 16.2
1980 34.3 16.4
1981 34.7 16.6
1982 35.1 16.8
1983 35.5 17.1
1984 35.7 17.4
1985 36 17.6
1986 36.2 17.8
1987 36.5 18
1988 36.7 18.2
1989 36.9 18.3
1990 37.1 18.4
1991 37.3 18.5
1992 37.4 18.7
1993 37.5 19
1994 37.6 19.3
1995 37.7 19.6
1996 37.7 19.7
1997 37.9 19.8
1998 38 19.9
1999 38.2 19.9
2000 38.4 19.8
2001 38.6 19.7
2002 38.8 19.7
2003 39 19.9
2004 39.2 20.1
2005 39.5 20.3
2006 39.8 20.4
2007 40.1 20.6
2008 40.2 20.7
2009 40.4 20.8
2010 40.5 20.8
2011 40.7 20.8
2012 41 20.8
2013 41.2 21
2014 41.4 21.1
2015 41.5 21.2
2016 41.6 21.3
2017 41.7 21.4
2018 41.8 21.4
2019 41.9 21.5
2020 42.1 21.4
2021 42.2 21.4
2022 42.1 21.1
2023 42.2 21
2024 42.3 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Denmark Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.7%
2013
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Denmark Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Denmark Samoa
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
88.6%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
97
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.1%
2021
English speaking
86.1%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
58.1%
2023

Health

Denmark Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
84
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Denmark Samoa
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
715 mi
2018

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