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Iran vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 17th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Samoa
Population
93020793
220288
Population rank 17/197 177/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Iran and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Iran and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Iran

Samoa
Year GDP
Iran Samoa
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 $45,208,338
1971 $13,731,802,833 $53,719,569
1972 $17,153,463,263 $62,566,116
1973 $27,081,698,250 $82,452,985
1974 $46,209,092,072 $93,549,611
1975 $51,776,222,350 $93,489,283
1976 $68,055,295,081 $85,003,078
1977 $80,600,122,702 $98,295,671
1978 $77,994,316,621 $108,223,444
1979 $90,391,877,326 $122,257,393
1980 $94,362,275,580 $125,747,038
1981 $100,499,312,750 $118,190,655
1982 $125,948,756,439 $121,221,652
1983 $156,365,156,618 $111,862,824
1984 $162,276,728,620 $109,200,934
1985 $180,183,629,600 $95,572,173
1986 $209,094,561,833 $100,947,849
1987 $134,009,995,923 $111,713,922
1988 $123,057,861,334 $133,016,065
1989 $120,496,362,916 $122,888,610
1990 $124,813,263,926 $125,766,270
1991 $131,637,664,958 $125,597,205
1992 $119,768,691,217 $132,303,041
1993 $63,743,623,231 $133,122,897
1994 $71,841,461,172 $221,098,107
1995 $96,419,225,745 $224,865,731
1996 $120,403,931,883 $249,907,869
1997 $113,919,163,421 $285,475,592
1998 $110,276,913,362 $269,485,244
1999 $113,848,450,089 $255,408,060
2000 $109,591,707,801 $258,856,140
2001 $126,878,750,296 $266,299,591
2002 $128,626,917,504 $281,790,134
2003 $151,911,222,120 $333,426,188
2004 $187,754,571,247 $407,747,565
2005 $224,970,371,329 $476,801,793
2006 $265,602,187,406 $499,923,758
2007 $349,736,591,836 $573,548,460
2008 $406,070,949,551 $641,346,192
2009 $414,059,094,950 $628,006,115
2010 $487,069,570,461 $680,260,907
2011 $629,082,257,472 $744,097,050
2012 $644,019,315,004 $773,141,661
2013 $500,399,839,840 $797,736,334
2014 $462,284,793,281 $796,683,520
2015 $409,191,686,497 $824,150,499
2016 $459,042,684,193 $843,924,797
2017 $489,168,731,811 $884,844,384
2018 $398,880,231,367 $878,448,433
2019 $333,519,146,339 $912,950,466
2020 $262,186,179,356 $868,898,358
2021 $383,436,202,447 $843,923,639
2022 $394,362,621,793 $832,945,206
2023 $404,625,655,076 $938,189,444
2024 $436,906,331,672 $1,068,025,244

Iran and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Iran Samoa
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 $322
1971 $457 $377
1972 $555 $433
1973 $851 $563
1974 $1,409 $626
1975 $1,532 $610
1976 $1,954 $541
1977 $2,243 $615
1978 $2,101 $671
1979 $2,352 $751
1980 $2,368 $765
1981 $2,393 $713
1982 $2,845 $728
1983 $3,397 $671
1984 $3,395 $655
1985 $3,634 $573
1986 $4,064 $604
1987 $2,513 $666
1988 $2,234 $790
1989 $2,125 $728
1990 $2,138 $744
1991 $2,194 $742
1992 $1,957 $777
1993 $1,038 $775
1994 $1,168 $1,277
1995 $1,550 $1,288
1996 $1,915 $1,419
1997 $1,790 $1,608
1998 $1,709 $1,506
1999 $1,740 $1,417
2000 $1,650 $1,425
2001 $1,881 $1,454
2002 $1,891 $1,528
2003 $2,209 $1,798
2004 $2,672 $2,189
2005 $3,132 $2,550
2006 $3,619 $2,663
2007 $4,688 $3,039
2008 $5,377 $3,374
2009 $5,416 $3,279
2010 $6,291 $3,524
2011 $8,026 $3,822
2012 $8,114 $3,935
2013 $6,223 $4,024
2014 $5,672 $3,983
2015 $4,953 $4,084
2016 $5,477 $4,147
2017 $5,753 $4,308
2018 $4,632 $4,232
2019 $3,831 $4,352
2020 $2,989 $4,100
2021 $4,335 $3,948
2022 $4,405 $3,869
2023 $4,466 $4,330
2024 $4,771 $4,899

Iran vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Samoa
1950 38.2 49.2
1951 38.7 49.8
1952 39.2 50.4
1953 39.5 51
1954 40 51.6
1955 40.6 52.2
1956 41.1 52.8
1957 41.3 53.4
1958 42.2 54
1959 42.8 54.6
1960 43.3 55.2
1961 43.9 55.7
1962 43.8 56.3
1963 45.1 56.9
1964 45.7 54
1965 46.4 57.9
1966 47.1 58.2
1967 47.8 58.9
1968 47.9 59.4
1969 49.4 59.9
1970 50.2 60.4
1971 51.1 60.9
1972 51.7 61.4
1973 52.9 61.9
1974 53.9 62.3
1975 54.8 62.8
1976 55.8 63.3
1977 56.7 63.7
1978 56 64.1
1979 58.5 64.5
1980 58.4 65
1981 56.6 65.3
1982 57.6 65.6
1983 58.5 66
1984 60.9 66.3
1985 61.5 66.6
1986 62.1 66.8
1987 62.7 67
1988 63.3 67.3
1989 65.3 67.6
1990 64.1 67.8
1991 66.2 68
1992 66.7 68.5
1993 67 68.8
1994 67.5 69.2
1995 67.9 69.5
1996 68.3 69.8
1997 68.6 70
1998 69.2 70.3
1999 69.7 70.6
2000 70.2 70.8
2001 70.6 71
2002 71.1 71.2
2003 70.5 71.4
2004 72 71.5
2005 72.4 71.5
2006 72.9 71.6
2007 73.3 71.6
2008 73.7 71.5
2009 74 69.5
2010 74.4 71.5
2011 74.7 71.4
2012 75 71.2
2013 75.3 71.2
2014 75.6 71.1
2015 75.9 71.1
2016 76.2 71
2017 76.4 71
2018 76.6 71.1
2019 76.9 70.3
2020 74.1 70.7
2021 73.8 71.1
2022 76.8 71.6
2023 77.7 71.7
2024 77.9 71.8
2025 78.1 71.9

Iran and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Samoa
Year Population
Iran Samoa
1960 21,470,434 112,490
1961 22,125,726 115,496
1962 22,807,907 118,597
1963 23,519,005 121,764
1964 24,262,859 124,894
1965 25,036,978 127,978
1966 25,829,270 131,073
1967 26,628,432 133,764
1968 27,437,391 136,020
1969 28,273,482 138,233
1970 29,145,100 140,400
1971 30,029,071 142,503
1972 30,921,179 144,538
1973 31,839,838 146,516
1974 32,796,463 149,431
1975 33,802,973 153,344
1976 34,837,271 157,113
1977 35,933,181 159,753
1978 37,126,535 161,375
1979 38,424,952 162,882
1980 39,842,324 164,322
1981 41,989,312 165,678
1982 44,272,141 166,484
1983 46,029,535 166,714
1984 47,793,998 166,796
1985 49,582,289 166,849
1986 51,446,045 167,061
1987 53,323,493 167,661
1988 55,072,694 168,346
1989 56,704,914 168,768
1990 58,380,092 169,042
1991 59,986,931 169,368
1992 61,184,983 170,331
1993 61,403,543 171,774
1994 61,520,598 173,159
1995 62,205,567 174,571
1996 62,881,300 176,071
1997 63,639,638 177,547
1998 64,519,859 178,905
1999 65,445,391 180,275
2000 66,418,659 181,685
2001 67,452,005 183,166
2002 68,011,317 184,471
2003 68,769,340 185,430
2004 70,256,316 186,249
2005 71,828,455 186,978
2006 73,392,747 187,709
2007 74,602,648 188,753
2008 75,514,204 190,107
2009 76,457,825 191,513
2010 77,420,842 193,023
2011 78,383,598 194,713
2012 79,370,580 196,498
2013 80,414,686 198,268
2014 81,502,045 200,037
2015 82,619,362 201,782
2016 83,812,228 203,499
2017 85,026,754 205,415
2018 86,117,998 207,582
2019 87,051,648 209,780
2020 87,723,443 211,944
2021 88,455,488 213,779
2022 89,524,246 215,261
2023 90,608,707 216,663
2024 91,567,738 218,019

Fertility rates in Iran and Samoa

Fertility rate
Iran

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Iran Samoa
1960 7.52 7.78
1961 7.46 7.77
1962 7.4 7.76
1963 7.32 7.73
1964 7.24 7.7
1965 7.22 7.65
1966 7.21 7.6
1967 7.19 7.55
1968 7.12 7.5
1969 7.01 7.43
1970 6.8 7.34
1971 6.55 7.22
1972 6.26 7.07
1973 6.06 6.91
1974 5.97 6.75
1975 5.95 6.61
1976 6.07 6.47
1977 6.18 6.31
1978 6.34 6.15
1979 6.55 5.99
1980 6.63 5.86
1981 6.62 5.75
1982 6.59 5.68
1983 6.53 5.62
1984 6.43 5.55
1985 6.24 5.49
1986 6.01 5.42
1987 5.72 5.32
1988 5.43 5.21
1989 5.17 5.11
1990 4.93 5.01
1991 4.57 4.91
1992 4.1 4.87
1993 3.67 4.83
1994 3.24 4.79
1995 2.85 4.77
1996 2.54 4.74
1997 2.32 4.7
1998 2.19 4.64
1999 2.09 4.57
2000 2 4.52
2001 1.92 4.48
2002 1.84 4.44
2003 1.8 4.39
2004 1.78 4.34
2005 1.76 4.32
2006 1.76 4.32
2007 1.75 4.36
2008 1.74 4.42
2009 1.74 4.47
2010 1.75 4.52
2011 1.79 4.56
2012 1.85 4.55
2013 1.91 4.49
2014 1.98 4.42
2015 2.02 4.34
2016 2.05 4.26
2017 2.02 4.2
2018 1.92 4.14
2019 1.77 4.06
2020 1.7 4
2021 1.71 3.94
2022 1.7 3.88
2023 1.7 3.83

Iran and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Iran Samoa
1960 19.1 15
1961 18.7 14.9
1962 18.4 14.8
1963 18.1 14.6
1964 17.9 14.6
1965 17.8 14.5
1966 17.7 14.5
1967 17.7 14.5
1968 17.6 14.5
1969 17.6 14.5
1970 17.6 14.6
1971 17.7 14.7
1972 17.8 14.8
1973 17.9 14.9
1974 18 15
1975 18.1 15.3
1976 18.2 15.5
1977 18.3 15.8
1978 18.3 16
1979 18.3 16.2
1980 18.2 16.4
1981 18.4 16.6
1982 18.6 16.8
1983 18.5 17.1
1984 18.4 17.4
1985 18.3 17.6
1986 18.2 17.8
1987 18.2 18
1988 18.2 18.2
1989 18.1 18.3
1990 18.2 18.4
1991 18.3 18.5
1992 18.4 18.7
1993 18.3 19
1994 18.4 19.3
1995 18.7 19.6
1996 19.1 19.7
1997 19.5 19.8
1998 20 19.9
1999 20.7 19.9
2000 21.4 19.8
2001 22 19.7
2002 22.6 19.7
2003 23.1 19.9
2004 23.7 20.1
2005 24.3 20.3
2006 24.8 20.4
2007 25.5 20.6
2008 26.1 20.7
2009 26.6 20.8
2010 27.2 20.8
2011 27.7 20.8
2012 28.2 20.8
2013 28.7 21
2014 29.2 21.1
2015 29.7 21.2
2016 30.2 21.3
2017 30.7 21.4
2018 31.2 21.4
2019 31.7 21.5
2020 32.3 21.4
2021 32.8 21.4
2022 33.3 21.1
2023 33.8 21
2024 34.3 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Samoa
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
78
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
99.1%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Iran Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Samoa
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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