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Ethiopia vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 25th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Samoa
Population
138227398
220288
Population rank 10/197 177/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Ethiopia and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Samoa
Year GDP
Ethiopia Samoa
1960 $1,610,511,694 -
1961 $1,680,859,514 -
1962 $1,747,566,307 -
1963 $1,825,058,828 -
1964 $1,984,129,186 -
1965 $2,159,998,591 -
1966 $2,324,466,416 -
1967 $2,461,762,003 -
1968 $2,619,948,865 -
1969 $2,768,987,372 -
1970 $3,045,354,455 $45,208,338
1971 $3,224,280,835 $53,719,569
1972 $3,520,252,938 $62,566,116
1973 $4,070,570,550 $82,452,985
1974 $4,577,209,966 $93,549,611
1975 $4,577,047,854 $93,489,283
1976 $4,943,806,093 $85,003,078
1977 $5,651,840,585 $98,295,671
1978 $6,014,961,435 $108,223,444
1979 $6,586,048,398 $122,257,393
1980 $7,012,585,454 $125,747,038
1981 $7,507,663,567 $118,190,655
1982 $7,899,988,841 $121,221,652
1983 $8,781,664,427 $111,862,824
1984 $8,298,309,581 $109,200,934
1985 $9,717,392,687 $95,572,173
1986 $10,094,328,898 $100,947,849
1987 $10,790,001,558 $111,713,922
1988 $11,181,119,718 $133,016,065
1989 $11,762,932,007 $122,888,610
1990 $12,478,943,895 $125,766,270
1991 $13,799,799,324 $125,597,205
1992 $10,754,799,037 $132,303,041
1993 $9,051,043,870 $133,122,897
1994 $7,100,806,754 $221,098,107
1995 $7,855,205,207 $224,865,731
1996 $8,761,215,548 $249,907,869
1997 $8,803,539,988 $285,475,592
1998 $8,013,274,132 $269,485,244
1999 $7,892,973,532 $255,408,060
2000 $8,242,349,618 $258,856,140
2001 $8,231,326,016 $266,299,591
2002 $7,850,809,498 $281,790,134
2003 $8,623,691,300 $333,426,188
2004 $10,131,187,261 $407,747,565
2005 $12,401,139,454 $476,801,793
2006 $15,280,861,835 $499,923,758
2007 $19,707,616,773 $573,548,460
2008 $27,066,912,635 $641,346,192
2009 $32,437,389,116 $628,006,115
2010 $29,933,790,334 $680,260,907
2011 $31,952,763,089 $744,097,050
2012 $43,310,721,414 $773,141,661
2013 $47,648,276,605 $797,736,334
2014 $55,612,228,234 $796,683,520
2015 $64,589,328,551 $824,150,499
2016 $74,296,766,562 $843,924,797
2017 $81,770,885,148 $884,844,384
2018 $84,269,180,857 $878,448,433
2019 $95,912,620,248 $912,950,466
2020 $107,657,732,424 $868,898,358
2021 $111,261,888,669 $843,923,639
2022 $126,772,707,851 $832,945,206
2023 - $938,189,444
2024 - $1,068,025,244

Ethiopia and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Samoa
1960 $75.3 -
1961 $76.7 -
1962 $77.8 -
1963 $79.2 -
1964 $83.8 -
1965 $88.9 -
1966 $93.2 -
1967 $96.1 -
1968 $99.5 -
1969 $102.3 -
1970 $109.4 $322
1971 $112.7 $377
1972 $119.8 $433
1973 $134.9 $563
1974 $147.9 $626
1975 $144.3 $610
1976 $152 $541
1977 $170.4 $615
1978 $178.3 $671
1979 $192.4 $751
1980 $203.7 $765
1981 $212.7 $713
1982 $215.3 $728
1983 $232.7 $671
1984 $214.2 $655
1985 $243.9 $573
1986 $246 $604
1987 $254.1 $666
1988 $253.2 $790
1989 $256.4 $728
1990 $262.1 $744
1991 $277.6 $742
1992 $207.4 $777
1993 $168.5 $775
1994 $127.7 $1,277
1995 $136.5 $1,288
1996 $147.3 $1,419
1997 $143.4 $1,608
1998 $126.5 $1,506
1999 $120.7 $1,417
2000 $122.3 $1,425
2001 $118.5 $1,454
2002 $109.6 $1,528
2003 $116.8 $1,798
2004 $133.2 $2,189
2005 $158.2 $2,550
2006 $189.3 $2,663
2007 $237.1 $3,039
2008 $316 $3,374
2009 $369 $3,279
2010 $331 $3,524
2011 $343 $3,822
2012 $452 $3,935
2013 $484 $4,024
2014 $550 $3,983
2015 $622 $4,084
2016 $696 $4,147
2017 $746 $4,308
2018 $748 $4,232
2019 $829 $4,352
2020 $905 $4,100
2021 $911 $3,948
2022 $1,011 $3,869
2023 - $4,330
2024 - $4,899

Ethiopia vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Samoa
1950 35.5 49.2
1951 35.9 49.8
1952 36.2 50.4
1953 36.6 51
1954 37 51.6
1955 37.3 52.2
1956 37.8 52.8
1957 32.2 53.4
1958 32.6 54
1959 39.2 54.6
1960 39.6 55.2
1961 40.2 55.7
1962 40.5 56.3
1963 41 56.9
1964 41.3 54
1965 41.4 57.9
1966 39.3 58.2
1967 41.9 58.9
1968 42.1 59.4
1969 42.1 59.9
1970 42.1 60.4
1971 42.2 60.9
1972 41 61.4
1973 41.1 61.9
1974 39.1 62.3
1975 38.9 62.8
1976 41.3 63.3
1977 41.4 63.7
1978 41.5 64.1
1979 42.4 64.5
1980 42.8 65
1981 43.1 65.3
1982 43.4 65.6
1983 36.3 66
1984 36.7 66.3
1985 37.7 66.6
1986 38.4 66.8
1987 45.9 67
1988 45.7 67.3
1989 45.6 67.6
1990 45.1 67.8
1991 46.7 68
1992 47.3 68.5
1993 47.7 68.8
1994 47.9 69.2
1995 48.2 69.5
1996 48.7 69.8
1997 49.2 70
1998 49.8 70.3
1999 49.5 70.6
2000 50.9 70.8
2001 51.4 71
2002 52.1 71.2
2003 52.9 71.4
2004 53.7 71.5
2005 54.4 71.5
2006 55.4 71.6
2007 56.6 71.6
2008 57.7 71.5
2009 58.7 69.5
2010 59.7 71.5
2011 60.6 71.4
2012 61.4 71.2
2013 62.2 71.2
2014 62.9 71.1
2015 63.6 71.1
2016 64.2 71
2017 64.8 71
2018 65.3 71.1
2019 65.7 70.3
2020 66 70.7
2021 65.3 71.1
2022 66.9 71.6
2023 67.3 71.7
2024 67.6 71.8
2025 67.9 71.9

Ethiopia and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Samoa
Year Population
Ethiopia Samoa
1960 21,376,693 112,490
1961 21,906,102 115,496
1962 22,465,126 118,597
1963 23,051,637 121,764
1964 23,666,548 124,894
1965 24,310,612 127,978
1966 24,952,689 131,073
1967 25,620,276 133,764
1968 26,337,930 136,020
1969 27,072,571 138,233
1970 27,829,128 140,400
1971 28,600,106 142,503
1972 29,374,608 144,538
1973 30,166,785 146,516
1974 30,957,273 149,431
1975 31,723,252 153,344
1976 32,534,418 157,113
1977 33,167,272 159,753
1978 33,734,592 161,375
1979 34,238,652 162,882
1980 34,428,514 164,322
1981 35,304,012 165,678
1982 36,701,290 166,484
1983 37,740,817 166,714
1984 38,735,722 166,796
1985 39,842,136 166,849
1986 41,037,656 167,061
1987 42,460,039 167,661
1988 44,150,825 168,346
1989 45,879,690 168,768
1990 47,609,755 169,042
1991 49,717,198 169,368
1992 51,853,747 170,331
1993 53,708,891 171,774
1994 55,611,508 173,159
1995 57,537,335 174,571
1996 59,467,635 176,071
1997 61,404,539 177,547
1998 63,363,524 178,905
1999 65,374,561 180,275
2000 67,411,494 181,685
2001 69,487,762 183,166
2002 71,635,517 184,471
2003 73,832,663 185,430
2004 76,077,206 186,249
2005 78,367,470 186,978
2006 80,703,490 187,709
2007 83,103,217 188,753
2008 85,543,668 190,107
2009 88,007,636 191,513
2010 90,538,514 193,023
2011 93,149,970 194,713
2012 95,798,767 196,498
2013 98,438,751 198,268
2014 101,115,610 200,037
2015 103,867,135 201,782
2016 106,718,162 203,499
2017 109,666,481 205,415
2018 112,664,152 207,582
2019 115,737,383 209,780
2020 118,917,671 211,944
2021 122,138,588 213,779
2022 125,384,287 215,261
2023 128,691,692 216,663
2024 132,059,767 218,019

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Samoa

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Samoa
1960 6.51 7.78
1961 6.53 7.77
1962 6.56 7.76
1963 6.59 7.73
1964 6.61 7.7
1965 6.63 7.65
1966 6.66 7.6
1967 6.68 7.55
1968 6.7 7.5
1969 6.72 7.43
1970 6.78 7.34
1971 6.84 7.22
1972 6.9 7.07
1973 6.96 6.91
1974 7.02 6.75
1975 7.08 6.61
1976 7.13 6.47
1977 7.19 6.31
1978 7.23 6.15
1979 7.25 5.99
1980 7.29 5.86
1981 7.31 5.75
1982 7.34 5.68
1983 7.35 5.62
1984 7.36 5.55
1985 7.34 5.49
1986 7.32 5.42
1987 7.29 5.32
1988 7.26 5.21
1989 7.23 5.11
1990 7.2 5.01
1991 7.16 4.91
1992 7.13 4.87
1993 7.09 4.83
1994 7.05 4.79
1995 7 4.77
1996 6.93 4.74
1997 6.87 4.7
1998 6.79 4.64
1999 6.72 4.57
2000 6.65 4.52
2001 6.58 4.48
2002 6.5 4.44
2003 6.4 4.39
2004 6.3 4.34
2005 6.19 4.32
2006 6.05 4.32
2007 5.89 4.36
2008 5.7 4.42
2009 5.49 4.47
2010 5.28 4.52
2011 5.08 4.56
2012 4.89 4.55
2013 4.71 4.49
2014 4.61 4.42
2015 4.53 4.34
2016 4.47 4.26
2017 4.4 4.2
2018 4.37 4.14
2019 4.35 4.06
2020 4.27 4
2021 4.18 3.94
2022 4.08 3.88
2023 3.99 3.83

Ethiopia and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Samoa
1960 18.6 15
1961 18.6 14.9
1962 18.6 14.8
1963 18.6 14.6
1964 18.6 14.6
1965 18.6 14.5
1966 18.5 14.5
1967 18.5 14.5
1968 18.4 14.5
1969 18.3 14.5
1970 18.1 14.6
1971 17.9 14.7
1972 17.7 14.8
1973 17.6 14.9
1974 17.5 15
1975 17.3 15.3
1976 17.2 15.5
1977 17.1 15.8
1978 17 16
1979 16.9 16.2
1980 16.8 16.4
1981 16.8 16.6
1982 16.7 16.8
1983 16.7 17.1
1984 16.8 17.4
1985 16.9 17.6
1986 16.9 17.8
1987 16.9 18
1988 16.9 18.2
1989 16.9 18.3
1990 16.9 18.4
1991 16.9 18.5
1992 16.9 18.7
1993 16.8 19
1994 16.7 19.3
1995 16.6 19.6
1996 16.5 19.7
1997 16.4 19.8
1998 16.3 19.9
1999 16.2 19.9
2000 16.2 19.8
2001 16.1 19.7
2002 16.1 19.7
2003 16.1 19.9
2004 16.2 20.1
2005 16.2 20.3
2006 16.3 20.4
2007 16.4 20.6
2008 16.5 20.7
2009 16.7 20.8
2010 16.9 20.8
2011 17.1 20.8
2012 17.4 20.8
2013 17.6 21
2014 17.9 21.1
2015 18.1 21.2
2016 18.3 21.3
2017 18.6 21.4
2018 18.8 21.4
2019 19 21.5
2020 19.2 21.4
2021 19.4 21.4
2022 19.6 21.1
2023 19.7 21
2024 19.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ethiopia Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Samoa
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
56
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
0.22%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
58.1%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Samoa
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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