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Dominican Republic vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 127th vs. 168th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Samoa
Population
11591984
220288
Population rank 84/197 177/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Samoa
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Samoa
1960 $672,399,700 -
1961 $654,100,200 -
1962 $824,100,000 -
1963 $940,799,900 -
1964 $1,025,599,900 -
1965 $888,100,000 -
1966 $983,900,000 -
1967 $1,034,800,000 -
1968 $1,079,100,000 -
1969 $1,230,500,000 -
1970 $1,485,500,000 $45,208,338
1971 $1,666,500,000 $53,719,569
1972 $1,987,400,000 $62,566,116
1973 $2,344,800,000 $82,452,985
1974 $2,925,700,000 $93,549,611
1975 $3,599,200,000 $93,489,283
1976 $3,951,500,000 $85,003,078
1977 $4,587,100,000 $98,295,671
1978 $4,734,400,000 $108,223,444
1979 $5,498,800,000 $122,257,393
1980 $6,761,300,000 $125,747,038
1981 $7,561,300,000 $118,190,655
1982 $8,267,400,000 $121,221,652
1983 $9,220,600,000 $111,862,824
1984 $11,594,000,000 $109,200,934
1985 $5,044,579,979 $95,572,173
1986 $6,122,128,558 $100,947,849
1987 $5,827,050,753 $111,713,922
1988 $5,374,299,981 $133,016,065
1989 $6,686,593,060 $122,888,610
1990 $7,073,675,545 $125,766,270
1991 $9,824,483,340 $125,597,205
1992 $11,605,382,504 $132,303,041
1993 $13,081,042,400 $133,122,897
1994 $14,644,734,599 $221,098,107
1995 $16,637,370,839 $224,865,731
1996 $18,241,622,548 $249,907,869
1997 $20,017,450,041 $285,475,592
1998 $21,672,215,547 $269,485,244
1999 $22,136,579,397 $255,408,060
2000 $24,305,780,629 $258,856,140
2001 $25,601,823,688 $266,299,591
2002 $27,137,440,786 $281,790,134
2003 $21,403,167,848 $333,426,188
2004 $22,322,387,382 $407,747,565
2005 $35,777,560,684 $476,801,793
2006 $37,879,830,084 $499,923,758
2007 $43,965,458,509 $573,548,460
2008 $48,091,433,554 $641,346,192
2009 $48,223,781,477 $628,006,115
2010 $53,801,053,353 $680,260,907
2011 $57,948,261,616 $744,097,050
2012 $60,561,635,556 $773,141,661
2013 $62,555,417,415 $797,736,334
2014 $67,014,329,100 $796,683,520
2015 $70,966,782,572 $824,150,499
2016 $75,552,902,636 $843,924,797
2017 $79,070,274,743 $884,844,384
2018 $84,994,732,049 $878,448,433
2019 $89,146,130,745 $912,950,466
2020 $78,546,672,407 $868,898,358
2021 $94,850,719,517 $843,923,639
2022 $113,478,087,135 $832,945,206
2023 $120,456,239,154 $938,189,444
2024 $124,282,245,639 $1,068,025,244

Dominican Republic and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Samoa
1960 $205.7 -
1961 $193.9 -
1962 $236.8 -
1963 $262.2 -
1964 $277.3 -
1965 $233.2 -
1966 $250.9 -
1967 $256.2 -
1968 $259.6 -
1969 $287.7 -
1970 $338 $322
1971 $368 $377
1972 $427 $433
1973 $490 $563
1974 $595 $626
1975 $713 $610
1976 $763 $541
1977 $863 $615
1978 $868 $671
1979 $984 $751
1980 $1,180 $765
1981 $1,288 $713
1982 $1,376 $728
1983 $1,500 $671
1984 $1,844 $655
1985 $784 $573
1986 $932 $604
1987 $868 $666
1988 $784 $790
1989 $955 $728
1990 $989 $744
1991 $1,346 $742
1992 $1,558 $777
1993 $1,722 $775
1994 $1,892 $1,277
1995 $2,109 $1,288
1996 $2,271 $1,419
1997 $2,449 $1,608
1998 $2,608 $1,506
1999 $2,621 $1,417
2000 $2,831 $1,425
2001 $2,936 $1,454
2002 $3,066 $1,528
2003 $2,383 $1,798
2004 $2,452 $2,189
2005 $3,878 $2,550
2006 $4,055 $2,663
2007 $4,650 $3,039
2008 $5,024 $3,374
2009 $4,974 $3,279
2010 $5,479 $3,524
2011 $5,827 $3,822
2012 $6,014 $3,935
2013 $6,137 $4,024
2014 $6,496 $3,983
2015 $6,801 $4,084
2016 $7,160 $4,147
2017 $7,413 $4,308
2018 $7,883 $4,232
2019 $8,183 $4,352
2020 $7,135 $4,100
2021 $8,527 $3,948
2022 $10,104 $3,869
2023 $10,630 $4,330
2024 $10,876 $4,899

Dominican Republic vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Samoa
1950 44.1 49.2
1951 44.8 49.8
1952 45.6 50.4
1953 46.3 51
1954 47.1 51.6
1955 47.9 52.2
1956 48.7 52.8
1957 49.5 53.4
1958 50.2 54
1959 51 54.6
1960 51.7 55.2
1961 52.4 55.7
1962 53.2 56.3
1963 53.8 56.9
1964 54.7 54
1965 52.8 57.9
1966 56 58.2
1967 56.6 58.9
1968 57.3 59.4
1969 57.9 59.9
1970 58.5 60.4
1971 59.1 60.9
1972 59.7 61.4
1973 60.2 61.9
1974 60.8 62.3
1975 61.3 62.8
1976 61.7 63.3
1977 62.2 63.7
1978 62.6 64.1
1979 62.4 64.5
1980 63.4 65
1981 63.8 65.3
1982 64.2 65.6
1983 64.6 66
1984 65.1 66.3
1985 65.6 66.6
1986 66.1 66.8
1987 66.5 67
1988 66.9 67.3
1989 67.3 67.6
1990 67.7 67.8
1991 68.2 68
1992 68.5 68.5
1993 68.9 68.8
1994 69.2 69.2
1995 69.4 69.5
1996 69.6 69.8
1997 69.8 70
1998 69.9 70.3
1999 70.2 70.6
2000 70.4 70.8
2001 70.6 71
2002 70.7 71.2
2003 70.9 71.4
2004 70.7 71.5
2005 71 71.5
2006 71.1 71.6
2007 71.1 71.6
2008 71.3 71.5
2009 71.6 69.5
2010 72 71.5
2011 72.5 71.4
2012 72.8 71.2
2013 73 71.2
2014 73.1 71.1
2015 73 71.1
2016 72.9 71
2017 73.4 71
2018 73.6 71.1
2019 73.1 70.3
2020 72.6 70.7
2021 71.8 71.1
2022 74.2 71.6
2023 73.7 71.7
2024 73.9 71.8
2025 74 71.9

Dominican Republic and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Samoa
Year Population
Dominican Republic Samoa
1960 3,268,336 112,490
1961 3,373,233 115,496
1962 3,479,936 118,597
1963 3,588,287 121,764
1964 3,698,559 124,894
1965 3,808,963 127,978
1966 3,921,847 131,073
1967 4,038,928 133,764
1968 4,157,189 136,020
1969 4,277,035 138,233
1970 4,399,290 140,400
1971 4,524,234 142,503
1972 4,651,883 144,538
1973 4,782,227 146,516
1974 4,914,197 149,431
1975 5,046,776 153,344
1976 5,180,404 157,113
1977 5,315,443 159,753
1978 5,451,882 161,375
1979 5,589,690 162,882
1980 5,729,037 164,322
1981 5,868,453 165,678
1982 6,007,114 166,484
1983 6,147,248 166,714
1984 6,289,040 166,796
1985 6,430,404 166,849
1986 6,571,208 167,061
1987 6,712,515 167,661
1988 6,855,734 168,346
1989 7,002,295 168,768
1990 7,151,166 169,042
1991 7,299,853 169,368
1992 7,447,474 170,331
1993 7,594,572 171,774
1994 7,741,694 173,159
1995 7,888,115 174,571
1996 8,032,894 176,071
1997 8,174,078 177,547
1998 8,310,362 178,905
1999 8,446,208 180,275
2000 8,584,190 181,685
2001 8,720,283 183,166
2002 8,852,235 184,471
2003 8,980,620 185,430
2004 9,104,892 186,249
2005 9,225,034 186,978
2006 9,341,183 187,709
2007 9,455,658 188,753
2008 9,573,130 190,107
2009 9,695,265 191,513
2010 9,820,175 193,023
2011 9,945,621 194,713
2012 10,070,411 196,498
2013 10,193,833 198,268
2014 10,315,528 200,037
2015 10,434,829 201,782
2016 10,551,430 203,499
2017 10,666,843 205,415
2018 10,782,053 207,582
2019 10,894,043 209,780
2020 11,008,300 211,944
2021 11,123,476 213,779
2022 11,230,734 215,261
2023 11,331,265 216,663
2024 11,427,557 218,019

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Samoa

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Samoa
1960 7.56 7.78
1961 7.49 7.77
1962 7.4 7.76
1963 7.3 7.73
1964 7.19 7.7
1965 7.05 7.65
1966 6.95 7.6
1967 6.76 7.55
1968 6.55 7.5
1969 6.37 7.43
1970 6.18 7.34
1971 6.01 7.22
1972 5.84 7.07
1973 5.67 6.91
1974 5.44 6.75
1975 5.24 6.61
1976 5.05 6.47
1977 4.84 6.31
1978 4.64 6.15
1979 4.47 5.99
1980 4.3 5.86
1981 4.15 5.75
1982 4.01 5.68
1983 3.95 5.62
1984 3.82 5.55
1985 3.69 5.49
1986 3.6 5.42
1987 3.53 5.32
1988 3.5 5.21
1989 3.48 5.11
1990 3.41 5.01
1991 3.35 4.91
1992 3.29 4.87
1993 3.23 4.83
1994 3.16 4.79
1995 3.1 4.77
1996 3.04 4.74
1997 2.92 4.7
1998 2.84 4.64
1999 2.85 4.57
2000 2.87 4.52
2001 2.83 4.48
2002 2.76 4.44
2003 2.7 4.39
2004 2.64 4.34
2005 2.57 4.32
2006 2.51 4.32
2007 2.51 4.36
2008 2.55 4.42
2009 2.57 4.47
2010 2.56 4.52
2011 2.53 4.56
2012 2.5 4.55
2013 2.47 4.49
2014 2.45 4.42
2015 2.43 4.34
2016 2.41 4.26
2017 2.4 4.2
2018 2.4 4.14
2019 2.37 4.06
2020 2.33 4
2021 2.29 3.94
2022 2.27 3.88
2023 2.24 3.83

Dominican Republic and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Samoa
1960 15.7 15
1961 15.6 14.9
1962 15.5 14.8
1963 15.4 14.6
1964 15.3 14.6
1965 15.3 14.5
1966 15.3 14.5
1967 15.4 14.5
1968 15.5 14.5
1969 15.6 14.5
1970 15.8 14.6
1971 16 14.7
1972 16.2 14.8
1973 16.4 14.9
1974 16.5 15
1975 16.8 15.3
1976 17 15.5
1977 17.2 15.8
1978 17.4 16
1979 17.6 16.2
1980 17.8 16.4
1981 18 16.6
1982 18.3 16.8
1983 18.5 17.1
1984 18.7 17.4
1985 18.9 17.6
1986 19.1 17.8
1987 19.3 18
1988 19.5 18.2
1989 19.7 18.3
1990 19.9 18.4
1991 20.1 18.5
1992 20.3 18.7
1993 20.5 19
1994 20.7 19.3
1995 20.9 19.6
1996 21.1 19.7
1997 21.4 19.8
1998 21.6 19.9
1999 21.9 19.9
2000 22.1 19.8
2001 22.4 19.7
2002 22.6 19.7
2003 22.9 19.9
2004 23.1 20.1
2005 23.4 20.3
2006 23.7 20.4
2007 24 20.6
2008 24.2 20.7
2009 24.5 20.8
2010 24.7 20.8
2011 25 20.8
2012 25.3 20.8
2013 25.6 21
2014 25.9 21.1
2015 26.2 21.2
2016 26.5 21.3
2017 26.8 21.4
2018 27.1 21.4
2019 27.4 21.5
2020 27.7 21.4
2021 28 21.4
2022 28.3 21.1
2023 28.7 21
2024 29 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominican Republic Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Samoa
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
33
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
99.1%
2021
English speaking
0.15%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
58.1%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Samoa
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
715 mi
2018

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