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Eritrea vs Samoa statistics compared

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Eritrea has a population of 3.54M (ranked 131/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Eritrea's land area is 46,787 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 96th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Eritrea Samoa
Population
3667774
220288
Population rank 131/197 177/197
GDP
$2.07B
2011
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 179/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$689
2011
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 188/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,742
2011
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$3.54B
2011
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
260.4%
2019
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,182
2011
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 137/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,342
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
46,787 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.71
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Eritrea and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Eritrea and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Eritrea

Samoa
Year GDP
Eritrea 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 $477,101,652 $132,303,041
1993 $467,872,715 $133,122,897
1994 $531,688,312 $221,098,107
1995 $578,015,625 $224,865,731
1996 $693,535,954 $249,907,869
1997 $686,490,090 $285,475,592
1998 $745,523,117 $269,485,244
1999 $688,918,537 $255,408,060
2000 $706,370,816 $258,856,140
2001 $752,371,689 $266,299,591
2002 $729,321,680 $281,790,134
2003 $870,248,268 $333,426,188
2004 $1,109,054,005 $407,747,565
2005 $1,098,424,686 $476,801,793
2006 $1,211,161,880 $499,923,758
2007 $1,317,974,491 $573,548,460
2008 $1,380,188,800 $641,346,192
2009 $1,856,695,551 $628,006,115
2010 $1,589,515,447 $680,260,907
2011 $2,065,001,626 $744,097,050
2012 - $773,141,661
2013 - $797,736,334
2014 - $796,683,520
2015 - $824,150,499
2016 - $843,924,797
2017 - $884,844,384
2018 - $878,448,433
2019 - $912,950,466
2020 - $868,898,358
2021 - $843,923,639
2022 - $832,945,206
2023 - $938,189,444
2024 - $1,068,025,244

Eritrea and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Eritrea

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Eritrea 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 $265.2 $777
1993 $252.1 $775
1994 $277.8 $1,277
1995 $285.4 $1,288
1996 $326 $1,419
1997 $319 $1,608
1998 $342 $1,506
1999 $311 $1,417
2000 $314 $1,425
2001 $325 $1,454
2002 $305 $1,528
2003 $349 $1,798
2004 $427 $2,189
2005 $413 $2,550
2006 $448 $2,663
2007 $480 $3,039
2008 $490 $3,374
2009 $643 $3,279
2010 $540 $3,524
2011 $689 $3,822
2012 - $3,935
2013 - $4,024
2014 - $3,983
2015 - $4,084
2016 - $4,147
2017 - $4,308
2018 - $4,232
2019 - $4,352
2020 - $4,100
2021 - $3,948
2022 - $3,869
2023 - $4,330
2024 - $4,899

Eritrea vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eritrea

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Eritrea Samoa
1950 33.3 49.2
1951 33.6 49.8
1952 34 50.4
1953 34.4 51
1954 34.8 51.6
1955 35.2 52.2
1956 35.6 52.8
1957 30.4 53.4
1958 30.9 54
1959 37 54.6
1960 37.4 55.2
1961 37.9 55.7
1962 38.3 56.3
1963 38.8 56.9
1964 39.2 54
1965 39.6 57.9
1966 37.6 58.2
1967 40.2 58.9
1968 40.5 59.4
1969 40.8 59.9
1970 41.2 60.4
1971 41.5 60.9
1972 40.7 61.4
1973 41.1 61.9
1974 39 62.3
1975 39 62.8
1976 42.6 63.3
1977 43 63.7
1978 43.4 64.1
1979 43.8 64.5
1980 44.6 65
1981 45 65.3
1982 44.9 65.6
1983 37.2 66
1984 37.7 66.3
1985 38.6 66.6
1986 39.5 66.8
1987 47.4 67
1988 48.1 67.3
1989 47.8 67.6
1990 49.7 67.8
1991 50.5 68
1992 52.4 68.5
1993 53.2 68.8
1994 54 69.2
1995 54.8 69.5
1996 55.5 69.8
1997 56.2 70
1998 50 70.3
1999 44.5 70.6
2000 56.3 70.8
2001 58.4 71
2002 58.9 71.2
2003 59.5 71.4
2004 60.1 71.5
2005 60.6 71.5
2006 61.5 71.6
2007 62 71.6
2008 62.4 71.5
2009 63.2 69.5
2010 63.7 71.5
2011 64.2 71.4
2012 64.7 71.2
2013 65 71.2
2014 65.5 71.1
2015 65.9 71.1
2016 66.2 71
2017 66.6 71
2018 67 71.1
2019 67.3 70.3
2020 67 70.7
2021 66.9 71.1
2022 67.8 71.6
2023 68.6 71.7
2024 68.9 71.8
2025 69.2 71.9

Eritrea and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Eritrea

Samoa
Year Population
Eritrea Samoa
1960 972,547 112,490
1961 995,573 115,496
1962 1,019,788 118,597
1963 1,045,092 121,764
1964 1,071,287 124,894
1965 1,098,335 127,978
1966 1,124,957 131,073
1967 1,152,339 133,764
1968 1,181,737 136,020
1969 1,212,005 138,233
1970 1,243,453 140,400
1971 1,276,154 142,503
1972 1,309,235 144,538
1973 1,342,669 146,516
1974 1,375,688 149,431
1975 1,408,210 153,344
1976 1,443,807 157,113
1977 1,482,565 159,753
1978 1,522,378 161,375
1979 1,563,332 162,882
1980 1,605,797 164,322
1981 1,649,939 165,678
1982 1,695,461 166,484
1983 1,736,160 166,714
1984 1,771,730 166,796
1985 1,807,816 166,849
1986 1,845,164 167,061
1987 1,888,669 167,661
1988 1,938,255 168,346
1989 1,987,017 168,768
1990 2,032,737 169,042
1991 1,919,571 169,368
1992 1,798,748 170,331
1993 1,856,006 171,774
1994 1,913,915 173,159
1995 2,025,267 174,571
1996 2,128,464 176,071
1997 2,152,135 177,547
1998 2,180,419 178,905
1999 2,212,780 180,275
2000 2,247,031 181,685
2001 2,312,079 183,166
2002 2,392,978 184,471
2003 2,493,903 185,430
2004 2,598,284 186,249
2005 2,661,215 186,978
2006 2,703,502 187,709
2007 2,743,222 188,753
2008 2,816,327 190,107
2009 2,887,885 191,513
2010 2,945,186 193,023
2011 2,998,485 194,713
2012 3,036,988 196,498
2013 3,074,360 198,268
2014 3,095,173 200,037
2015 3,105,546 201,782
2016 3,124,698 203,499
2017 3,150,347 205,415
2018 3,192,760 207,582
2019 3,240,194 209,780
2020 3,291,271 211,944
2021 3,350,183 213,779
2022 3,409,447 215,261
2023 3,470,390 216,663
2024 3,535,603 218,019

Fertility rates in Eritrea and Samoa

Fertility rate
Eritrea

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Eritrea Samoa
1960 6.48 7.78
1961 6.47 7.77
1962 6.5 7.76
1963 6.48 7.73
1964 6.49 7.7
1965 6.49 7.65
1966 6.5 7.6
1967 6.5 7.55
1968 6.5 7.5
1969 6.5 7.43
1970 6.54 7.34
1971 6.54 7.22
1972 6.54 7.07
1973 6.55 6.91
1974 6.57 6.75
1975 6.59 6.61
1976 6.6 6.47
1977 6.61 6.31
1978 6.61 6.15
1979 6.62 5.99
1980 6.61 5.86
1981 6.62 5.75
1982 6.63 5.68
1983 6.65 5.62
1984 6.62 5.55
1985 6.59 5.49
1986 6.56 5.42
1987 6.52 5.32
1988 6.47 5.21
1989 6.41 5.11
1990 6.34 5.01
1991 6.24 4.91
1992 6.16 4.87
1993 6.07 4.83
1994 6.01 4.79
1995 5.94 4.77
1996 5.84 4.74
1997 5.74 4.7
1998 5.63 4.64
1999 5.52 4.57
2000 5.4 4.52
2001 5.31 4.48
2002 5.23 4.44
2003 5.14 4.39
2004 5.04 4.34
2005 4.93 4.32
2006 4.88 4.32
2007 4.81 4.36
2008 4.74 4.42
2009 4.66 4.47
2010 4.57 4.52
2011 4.49 4.56
2012 4.41 4.55
2013 4.34 4.49
2014 4.27 4.42
2015 4.22 4.34
2016 4.16 4.26
2017 4.11 4.2
2018 4.06 4.14
2019 4 4.06
2020 3.93 4
2021 3.87 3.94
2022 3.79 3.88
2023 3.71 3.83

Eritrea and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Eritrea

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Eritrea Samoa
1960 18.8 15
1961 18.9 14.9
1962 18.9 14.8
1963 19 14.6
1964 19 14.6
1965 19 14.5
1966 19 14.5
1967 18.9 14.5
1968 18.9 14.5
1969 18.8 14.5
1970 18.6 14.6
1971 18.5 14.7
1972 18.3 14.8
1973 18.2 14.9
1974 18.2 15
1975 18.1 15.3
1976 18 15.5
1977 17.9 15.8
1978 17.8 16
1979 17.8 16.2
1980 17.8 16.4
1981 17.7 16.6
1982 17.7 16.8
1983 17.7 17.1
1984 17.8 17.4
1985 17.8 17.6
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 17.9 18
1988 17.8 18.2
1989 17.7 18.3
1990 17.6 18.4
1991 17.6 18.5
1992 17.5 18.7
1993 17.6 19
1994 17.6 19.3
1995 18.1 19.6
1996 18.4 19.7
1997 18 19.8
1998 17.8 19.9
1999 17.5 19.9
2000 17.4 19.8
2001 17.5 19.7
2002 17.7 19.7
2003 18 19.9
2004 18.3 20.1
2005 18.3 20.3
2006 18.2 20.4
2007 18.1 20.6
2008 18.2 20.7
2009 18.4 20.8
2010 18.4 20.8
2011 18.5 20.8
2012 18.5 20.8
2013 18.5 21
2014 18.5 21.1
2015 18.4 21.2
2016 18.4 21.3
2017 18.5 21.4
2018 18.7 21.4
2019 18.9 21.5
2020 19.1 21.4
2021 19.3 21.4
2022 19.5 21.1
2023 19.7 21
2024 19.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eritrea Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$1.94B
2011
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2019
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2006
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
20.9%
2003
n/a
Armed forces personnel
202,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.72%
2019
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.8%
2017
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP n/a
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.8%
2009
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
38.6
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
$192M
2019
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
142,000
2016
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
36.8%
2000
19.8%
2020

Energy

Eritrea Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
289.5 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.73
2011
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.67 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.19 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
22.4%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.7%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.8%
2004
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
102.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
5.79%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eritrea Samoa
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-12,696
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
43.9%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.17 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.3
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
5
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.6
2012
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.6%
2018
99.1%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
20%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Eritrea Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.7
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.5%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.07
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
291
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.4
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.94%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
30
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.07 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Eritrea Samoa
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
13,233 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
29,313 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,038 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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