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Dominica vs Samoa statistics compared

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Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 175th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Samoa
Population
65870
220288
Population rank 188/197 177/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Dominica and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Samoa
Year GDP
Dominica 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 $45,872,947 $98,295,671
1978 $57,130,216 $108,223,444
1979 $55,017,759 $122,257,393
1980 $72,804,653 $125,747,038
1981 $82,107,391 $118,190,655
1982 $89,527,577 $121,221,652
1983 $98,665,191 $111,862,824
1984 $109,157,071 $109,200,934
1985 $119,491,933 $95,572,173
1986 $135,161,959 $100,947,849
1987 $151,868,754 $111,713,922
1988 $171,106,184 $133,016,065
1989 $185,137,243 $122,888,610
1990 $201,429,630 $125,766,270
1991 $219,762,963 $125,597,205
1992 $234,059,259 $132,303,041
1993 $245,525,926 $133,122,897
1994 $264,374,074 $221,098,107
1995 $274,522,222 $224,865,731
1996 $292,285,185 $249,907,869
1997 $302,988,889 $285,475,592
1998 $322,411,111 $269,485,244
1999 $331,759,259 $255,408,060
2000 $333,470,370 $258,856,140
2001 $377,462,963 $266,299,591
2002 $375,200,000 $281,790,134
2003 $373,318,519 $333,426,188
2004 $396,711,111 $407,747,565
2005 $391,455,556 $476,801,793
2006 $416,674,074 $499,923,758
2007 $444,685,185 $573,548,460
2008 $480,003,704 $641,346,192
2009 $515,618,519 $628,006,115
2010 $519,859,259 $680,260,907
2011 $532,081,481 $744,097,050
2012 $520,355,556 $773,141,661
2013 $545,325,926 $797,736,334
2014 $572,255,556 $796,683,520
2015 $583,177,778 $824,150,499
2016 $612,711,111 $843,924,797
2017 $563,355,556 $884,844,384
2018 $628,244,444 $878,448,433
2019 $644,259,259 $912,950,466
2020 $528,944,444 $868,898,358
2021 $562,911,111 $843,923,639
2022 $623,062,963 $832,945,206
2023 $659,311,111 $938,189,444
2024 $688,881,481 $1,068,025,244

Dominica and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Samoa
1970 - $322
1971 - $377
1972 - $433
1973 - $563
1974 - $626
1975 - $610
1976 - $541
1977 $634 $615
1978 $786 $671
1979 $754 $751
1980 $996 $765
1981 $1,125 $713
1982 $1,232 $728
1983 $1,363 $671
1984 $1,515 $655
1985 $1,666 $573
1986 $1,893 $604
1987 $2,138 $666
1988 $2,423 $790
1989 $2,639 $728
1990 $2,893 $744
1991 $3,171 $742
1992 $3,376 $777
1993 $3,536 $775
1994 $3,805 $1,277
1995 $3,952 $1,288
1996 $4,211 $1,419
1997 $4,372 $1,608
1998 $4,664 $1,506
1999 $4,817 $1,417
2000 $4,867 $1,425
2001 $5,528 $1,454
2002 $5,488 $1,528
2003 $5,447 $1,798
2004 $5,779 $2,189
2005 $5,695 $2,550
2006 $6,056 $2,663
2007 $6,459 $3,039
2008 $6,971 $3,374
2009 $7,487 $3,279
2010 $7,550 $3,524
2011 $7,705 $3,822
2012 $7,529 $3,935
2013 $7,822 $4,024
2014 $8,132 $3,983
2015 $8,283 $4,084
2016 $8,803 $4,147
2017 $8,225 $4,308
2018 $9,215 $4,232
2019 $9,491 $4,352
2020 $7,828 $4,100
2021 $8,376 $3,948
2022 $9,324 $3,869
2023 $9,913 $4,330
2024 $10,405 $4,899

Dominica vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Samoa
1950 44.5 49.2
1951 46.3 49.8
1952 48.2 50.4
1953 50 51
1954 51.7 51.6
1955 53.4 52.2
1956 55 52.8
1957 56.5 53.4
1958 57.9 54
1959 59.1 54.6
1960 60.1 55.2
1961 61 55.7
1962 61.9 56.3
1963 62.6 56.9
1964 63.3 54
1965 63.9 57.9
1966 64.5 58.2
1967 64.9 58.9
1968 65.3 59.4
1969 65.7 59.9
1970 66.2 60.4
1971 66.8 60.9
1972 67.5 61.4
1973 68.1 61.9
1974 68.6 62.3
1975 69.1 62.8
1976 69.4 63.3
1977 69.7 63.7
1978 70.1 64.1
1979 69.2 64.5
1980 71 65
1981 71.5 65.3
1982 71.7 65.6
1983 72 66
1984 71.9 66.3
1985 71.9 66.6
1986 71.7 66.8
1987 71.4 67
1988 71 67.3
1989 70.7 67.6
1990 70.5 67.8
1991 70.4 68
1992 70.5 68.5
1993 70.6 68.8
1994 70.8 69.2
1995 70.8 69.5
1996 71 69.8
1997 71.2 70
1998 71.4 70.3
1999 71.5 70.6
2000 71.7 70.8
2001 71.9 71
2002 71.9 71.2
2003 71.9 71.4
2004 72 71.5
2005 72 71.5
2006 72 71.6
2007 71.9 71.6
2008 71.9 71.5
2009 71.8 69.5
2010 71.7 71.5
2011 71.5 71.4
2012 71.4 71.2
2013 71.2 71.2
2014 71.2 71.1
2015 70 71.1
2016 71.2 71
2017 68.6 71
2018 71.4 71.1
2019 71.3 70.3
2020 71.3 70.7
2021 69.8 71.1
2022 71.1 71.6
2023 71.1 71.7
2024 71.3 71.8
2025 71.5 71.9

Dominica and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Samoa
Year Population
Dominica Samoa
1960 59,372 112,490
1961 60,209 115,496
1962 60,948 118,597
1963 61,739 121,764
1964 62,587 124,894
1965 63,505 127,978
1966 64,507 131,073
1967 65,585 133,764
1968 66,732 136,020
1969 67,934 138,233
1970 68,908 140,400
1971 69,532 142,503
1972 70,060 144,538
1973 70,585 146,516
1974 71,091 149,431
1975 71,570 153,344
1976 72,017 157,113
1977 72,406 159,753
1978 72,724 161,375
1979 72,959 162,882
1980 73,083 164,322
1981 72,986 165,678
1982 72,688 166,484
1983 72,365 166,714
1984 72,056 166,796
1985 71,744 166,849
1986 71,406 167,061
1987 71,023 167,661
1988 70,608 168,346
1989 70,153 168,768
1990 69,627 169,042
1991 69,296 169,368
1992 69,325 170,331
1993 69,433 171,774
1994 69,477 173,159
1995 69,469 174,571
1996 69,410 176,071
1997 69,299 177,547
1998 69,124 178,905
1999 68,870 180,275
2000 68,511 181,685
2001 68,288 183,166
2002 68,367 184,471
2003 68,531 185,430
2004 68,649 186,249
2005 68,734 186,978
2006 68,806 187,709
2007 68,847 188,753
2008 68,854 190,107
2009 68,864 191,513
2010 68,859 193,023
2011 69,053 194,713
2012 69,118 196,498
2013 69,715 198,268
2014 70,373 200,037
2015 70,410 201,782
2016 69,606 203,499
2017 68,496 205,415
2018 68,174 207,582
2019 67,880 209,780
2020 67,573 211,944
2021 67,202 213,779
2022 66,826 215,261
2023 66,510 216,663
2024 66,205 218,019

Fertility rates in Dominica and Samoa

Fertility rate
Dominica

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Samoa
1960 6.18 7.78
1961 6.16 7.77
1962 6.12 7.76
1963 6.08 7.73
1964 6.03 7.7
1965 5.95 7.65
1966 5.86 7.6
1967 5.74 7.55
1968 5.59 7.5
1969 5.41 7.43
1970 5.22 7.34
1971 4.99 7.22
1972 4.67 7.07
1973 4.28 6.91
1974 3.84 6.75
1975 3.46 6.61
1976 3.19 6.47
1977 3.02 6.31
1978 2.96 6.15
1979 2.96 5.99
1980 3.04 5.86
1981 3.11 5.75
1982 3.17 5.68
1983 3.18 5.62
1984 3.15 5.55
1985 3.12 5.49
1986 3.08 5.42
1987 3.06 5.32
1988 3.06 5.21
1989 3.06 5.11
1990 3.09 5.01
1991 3.15 4.91
1992 3.18 4.87
1993 3.2 4.83
1994 2.96 4.79
1995 2.71 4.77
1996 2.55 4.74
1997 2.41 4.7
1998 2.32 4.64
1999 2.46 4.57
2000 2.35 4.52
2001 2.4 4.48
2002 2.16 4.44
2003 2.08 4.39
2004 2.02 4.34
2005 2 4.32
2006 2.07 4.32
2007 2.02 4.36
2008 1.97 4.42
2009 1.92 4.47
2010 1.89 4.52
2011 1.86 4.56
2012 1.83 4.55
2013 1.78 4.49
2014 1.71 4.42
2015 1.65 4.34
2016 1.58 4.26
2017 1.54 4.2
2018 1.52 4.14
2019 1.5 4.06
2020 1.5 4
2021 1.48 3.94
2022 1.48 3.88
2023 1.48 3.83

Dominica and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Dominica Samoa
1960 18 15
1961 17.8 14.9
1962 17.6 14.8
1963 17.4 14.6
1964 17.2 14.6
1965 16.9 14.5
1966 16.6 14.5
1967 16.3 14.5
1968 16 14.5
1969 15.7 14.5
1970 15.7 14.6
1971 15.9 14.7
1972 16.3 14.8
1973 16.6 14.9
1974 16.9 15
1975 17.2 15.3
1976 17.5 15.5
1977 17.8 15.8
1978 18.1 16
1979 18.4 16.2
1980 18.7 16.4
1981 19.1 16.6
1982 19.6 16.8
1983 20 17.1
1984 20.6 17.4
1985 21.1 17.6
1986 21.6 17.8
1987 22 18
1988 22.3 18.2
1989 22.6 18.3
1990 22.9 18.4
1991 23.2 18.5
1992 23.6 18.7
1993 24 19
1994 24.5 19.3
1995 25 19.6
1996 25.6 19.7
1997 26.1 19.8
1998 26.6 19.9
1999 27.1 19.9
2000 27.6 19.8
2001 28 19.7
2002 28.4 19.7
2003 28.8 19.9
2004 29.2 20.1
2005 29.6 20.3
2006 30 20.4
2007 30.3 20.6
2008 30.6 20.7
2009 31 20.8
2010 31.5 20.8
2011 31.6 20.8
2012 31.8 20.8
2013 31.4 21
2014 31.2 21.1
2015 31.6 21.2
2016 32.8 21.3
2017 34.1 21.4
2018 34.5 21.4
2019 35 21.5
2020 35.5 21.4
2021 35.9 21.4
2022 36.3 21.1
2023 36.6 21
2024 37 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
5.46%
2024
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.3
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
$156M
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
19.8%
2020

Energy

Dominica Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominica Samoa
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
30
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
13
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
99.1%
2021
English speaking
94%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Dominica Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Samoa
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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