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Madagascar vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has a population of 32M (ranked 49/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Madagascar's land area is 224,634 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 44th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Madagascar ranks 136/197 ($17.4B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Madagascar ranks 193/197 ($545), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Madagascar Samoa
Population
33368335
220288
Population rank 49/197 177/197
GDP
$17.4B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 136/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$545
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 193/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,884
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$8.78B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.3%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$274.7
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 180/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,489
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
224,634 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
142.3 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.97
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
20 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Madagascar and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Madagascar and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Madagascar

Samoa
Year GDP
Madagascar Samoa
1960 $673,081,725 -
1961 $699,161,945 -
1962 $739,286,908 -
1963 $759,345,864 -
1964 $802,482,184 -
1965 $833,563,473 -
1966 $900,264,585 -
1967 $956,436,932 -
1968 $1,031,669,637 -
1969 $1,056,391,056 -
1970 $1,111,859,571 $45,208,338
1971 $1,199,507,631 $53,719,569
1972 $1,341,590,690 $62,566,116
1973 $1,653,062,335 $82,452,985
1974 $1,917,508,190 $93,549,611
1975 $2,283,049,215 $93,489,283
1976 $2,181,844,179 $85,003,078
1977 $2,358,930,406 $98,295,671
1978 $2,669,755,115 $108,223,444
1979 $3,463,565,854 $122,257,393
1980 $5,201,818,348 $125,747,038
1981 $4,759,333,998 $118,190,655
1982 $4,784,977,326 $121,221,652
1983 $4,686,457,031 $111,862,824
1984 $3,905,938,481 $109,200,934
1985 $3,802,557,895 $95,572,173
1986 $4,347,989,788 $100,947,849
1987 $3,212,900,556 $111,713,922
1988 $3,189,456,965 $133,016,065
1989 $3,175,638,333 $122,888,610
1990 $3,931,334,875 $125,766,270
1991 $3,254,713,056 $125,597,205
1992 $3,714,966,678 $132,303,041
1993 $4,063,298,919 $133,122,897
1994 $3,522,227,092 $221,098,107
1995 $3,838,100,904 $224,865,731
1996 $4,931,861,039 $249,907,869
1997 $4,262,965,420 $285,475,592
1998 $4,401,967,633 $269,485,244
1999 $4,277,903,780 $255,408,060
2000 $4,629,247,204 $258,856,140
2001 $5,438,332,602 $266,299,591
2002 $5,351,701,663 $281,790,134
2003 $6,372,498,890 $333,426,188
2004 $5,064,732,626 $407,747,565
2005 $5,859,269,753 $476,801,793
2006 $6,395,712,491 $499,923,758
2007 $8,524,620,890 $573,548,460
2008 $10,725,137,724 $641,346,192
2009 $9,616,879,409 $628,006,115
2010 $9,982,711,338 $680,260,907
2011 $11,551,819,618 $744,097,050
2012 $11,578,975,062 $773,141,661
2013 $12,423,555,455 $797,736,334
2014 $12,522,957,399 $796,683,520
2015 $11,323,020,701 $824,150,499
2016 $11,848,613,858 $843,924,797
2017 $13,176,313,594 $884,844,384
2018 $13,760,033,282 $878,448,433
2019 $14,104,664,679 $912,950,466
2020 $13,051,441,204 $868,898,358
2021 $14,354,731,964 $843,923,639
2022 $15,325,603,273 $832,945,206
2023 $15,869,945,478 $938,189,444
2024 $17,420,814,801 $1,068,025,244

Madagascar and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Madagascar

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Madagascar Samoa
1960 $131.7 -
1961 $133.3 -
1962 $137.3 -
1963 $137.4 -
1964 $141.5 -
1965 $143.2 -
1966 $150.7 -
1967 $155.9 -
1968 $163.6 -
1969 $162.9 -
1970 $166.6 $322
1971 $174.6 $377
1972 $189.6 $433
1973 $226.8 $563
1974 $255.3 $626
1975 $295 $610
1976 $273.5 $541
1977 $286.9 $615
1978 $315 $671
1979 $396 $751
1980 $578 $765
1981 $513 $713
1982 $501 $728
1983 $476 $671
1984 $385 $655
1985 $364 $573
1986 $405 $604
1987 $290.8 $666
1988 $280.5 $790
1989 $271.3 $728
1990 $326 $744
1991 $262 $742
1992 $290.2 $777
1993 $308 $775
1994 $258.7 $1,277
1995 $273.1 $1,288
1996 $340 $1,419
1997 $284.4 $1,608
1998 $284.2 $1,506
1999 $267.4 $1,417
2000 $280.3 $1,425
2001 $319 $1,454
2002 $305 $1,528
2003 $353 $1,798
2004 $272.2 $2,189
2005 $306 $2,550
2006 $324 $2,663
2007 $420 $3,039
2008 $513 $3,374
2009 $446 $3,279
2010 $450 $3,524
2011 $506 $3,822
2012 $494 $3,935
2013 $515 $4,024
2014 $506 $3,983
2015 $445 $4,084
2016 $454 $4,147
2017 $492 $4,308
2018 $500 $4,232
2019 $500 $4,352
2020 $451 $4,100
2021 $483 $3,948
2022 $504 $3,869
2023 $509 $4,330
2024 $545 $4,899

Madagascar vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Madagascar

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar Samoa
1950 39.7 49.2
1951 39.9 49.8
1952 40.3 50.4
1953 40.7 51
1954 40.9 51.6
1955 41.3 52.2
1956 41.7 52.8
1957 42.1 53.4
1958 42.5 54
1959 43 54.6
1960 43.3 55.2
1961 43.8 55.7
1962 44.2 56.3
1963 44.6 56.9
1964 45 54
1965 45.4 57.9
1966 46 58.2
1967 46.5 58.9
1968 46.9 59.4
1969 47.3 59.9
1970 47.9 60.4
1971 48.2 60.9
1972 48.5 61.4
1973 48.9 61.9
1974 49.3 62.3
1975 49.6 62.8
1976 49.8 63.3
1977 49.9 63.7
1978 50 64.1
1979 50.1 64.5
1980 50 65
1981 49.8 65.3
1982 50 65.6
1983 50.1 66
1984 50.2 66.3
1985 50.4 66.6
1986 50.7 66.8
1987 51.1 67
1988 51.4 67.3
1989 51.8 67.6
1990 52.1 67.8
1991 52.6 68
1992 52.9 68.5
1993 53.7 68.8
1994 54.2 69.2
1995 54.8 69.5
1996 55.5 69.8
1997 56.1 70
1998 56.8 70.3
1999 57.4 70.6
2000 58 70.8
2001 58.7 71
2002 59.2 71.2
2003 59.7 71.4
2004 60.2 71.5
2005 60.7 71.5
2006 61.1 71.6
2007 61.5 71.6
2008 62 71.5
2009 62.3 69.5
2010 62.6 71.5
2011 62.9 71.4
2012 63 71.2
2013 63.2 71.2
2014 63.3 71.1
2015 63.4 71.1
2016 63.4 71
2017 63.4 71
2018 63.5 71.1
2019 63.5 70.3
2020 62.7 70.7
2021 62.5 71.1
2022 63.1 71.6
2023 63.6 71.7
2024 63.8 71.8
2025 64 71.9

Madagascar and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Madagascar

Samoa
Year Population
Madagascar Samoa
1960 5,111,029 112,490
1961 5,246,158 115,496
1962 5,384,150 118,597
1963 5,525,185 121,764
1964 5,669,863 124,894
1965 5,819,116 127,978
1966 5,974,279 131,073
1967 6,136,486 133,764
1968 6,306,493 136,020
1969 6,484,716 138,233
1970 6,672,003 140,400
1971 6,868,868 142,503
1972 7,074,398 144,538
1973 7,288,048 146,516
1974 7,509,726 149,431
1975 7,739,336 153,344
1976 7,976,831 157,113
1977 8,222,240 159,753
1978 8,475,864 161,375
1979 8,737,581 162,882
1980 9,006,032 164,322
1981 9,279,011 165,678
1982 9,557,671 166,484
1983 9,843,044 166,714
1984 10,134,550 166,796
1985 10,433,142 166,849
1986 10,736,857 167,061
1987 11,047,291 167,661
1988 11,369,462 168,346
1989 11,704,998 168,768
1990 12,055,639 169,042
1991 12,421,412 169,368
1992 12,800,870 170,331
1993 13,197,345 171,774
1994 13,613,850 173,159
1995 14,051,275 174,571
1996 14,510,711 176,071
1997 14,990,814 177,547
1998 15,489,364 178,905
1999 16,000,506 180,275
2000 16,516,338 181,685
2001 17,032,939 183,166
2002 17,549,913 184,471
2003 18,071,854 185,430
2004 18,606,608 186,249
2005 19,159,707 186,978
2006 19,730,909 187,709
2007 20,318,583 188,753
2008 20,923,840 190,107
2009 21,547,280 191,513
2010 22,183,340 193,023
2011 22,822,300 194,713
2012 23,462,438 196,498
2013 24,109,290 198,268
2014 24,764,348 200,037
2015 25,426,702 201,782
2016 26,099,952 203,499
2017 26,788,375 205,415
2018 27,494,926 207,582
2019 28,219,554 209,780
2020 28,953,556 211,944
2021 29,691,083 213,779
2022 30,437,261 215,261
2023 31,195,932 216,663
2024 31,964,956 218,019

Fertility rates in Madagascar and Samoa

Fertility rate
Madagascar

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Samoa
1960 7.34 7.78
1961 7.3 7.77
1962 7.26 7.76
1963 7.21 7.73
1964 7.19 7.7
1965 7.17 7.65
1966 7.16 7.6
1967 7.14 7.55
1968 7.13 7.5
1969 7.12 7.43
1970 7.1 7.34
1971 7.07 7.22
1972 7.04 7.07
1973 7.01 6.91
1974 6.99 6.75
1975 6.97 6.61
1976 6.95 6.47
1977 6.93 6.31
1978 6.9 6.15
1979 6.87 5.99
1980 6.84 5.86
1981 6.77 5.75
1982 6.7 5.68
1983 6.63 5.62
1984 6.55 5.55
1985 6.46 5.49
1986 6.34 5.42
1987 6.24 5.32
1988 6.18 5.21
1989 6.15 5.11
1990 6.14 5.01
1991 6.12 4.91
1992 6.08 4.87
1993 6.06 4.83
1994 6.04 4.79
1995 6.04 4.77
1996 6.03 4.74
1997 6.02 4.7
1998 5.99 4.64
1999 5.84 4.57
2000 5.67 4.52
2001 5.53 4.48
2002 5.41 4.44
2003 5.33 4.39
2004 5.26 4.34
2005 5.2 4.32
2006 5.13 4.32
2007 5.08 4.36
2008 5.04 4.42
2009 5 4.47
2010 4.9 4.52
2011 4.74 4.56
2012 4.61 4.55
2013 4.53 4.49
2014 4.42 4.42
2015 4.34 4.34
2016 4.29 4.26
2017 4.26 4.2
2018 4.25 4.14
2019 4.22 4.06
2020 4.17 4
2021 4.1 3.94
2022 4.04 3.88
2023 3.97 3.83

Madagascar and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Madagascar

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Madagascar Samoa
1960 17.9 15
1961 17.5 14.9
1962 17.2 14.8
1963 17 14.6
1964 16.8 14.6
1965 16.8 14.5
1966 16.7 14.5
1967 16.7 14.5
1968 16.7 14.5
1969 16.6 14.5
1970 16.7 14.6
1971 16.7 14.7
1972 16.6 14.8
1973 16.6 14.9
1974 16.6 15
1975 16.6 15.3
1976 16.6 15.5
1977 16.5 15.8
1978 16.5 16
1979 16.5 16.2
1980 16.4 16.4
1981 16.4 16.6
1982 16.4 16.8
1983 16.4 17.1
1984 16.5 17.4
1985 16.5 17.6
1986 16.6 17.8
1987 16.6 18
1988 16.7 18.2
1989 16.8 18.3
1990 16.9 18.4
1991 16.9 18.5
1992 17 18.7
1993 17 19
1994 17.1 19.3
1995 17.1 19.6
1996 17.1 19.7
1997 17.1 19.8
1998 17.2 19.9
1999 17.2 19.9
2000 17.2 19.8
2001 17.2 19.7
2002 17.2 19.7
2003 17.2 19.9
2004 17.3 20.1
2005 17.3 20.3
2006 17.4 20.4
2007 17.5 20.6
2008 17.6 20.7
2009 17.7 20.8
2010 17.8 20.8
2011 17.9 20.8
2012 18.1 20.8
2013 18.2 21
2014 18.4 21.1
2015 18.6 21.2
2016 18.7 21.3
2017 18.9 21.4
2018 19.1 21.4
2019 19.3 21.5
2020 19.4 21.4
2021 19.6 21.4
2022 19.7 21.1
2023 19.9 21
2024 20 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Madagascar Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$16.4B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.05%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2022
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.8%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
57
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.6%
2021
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2021
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$2.78B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$385M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,099
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.8%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
24.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Madagascar Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
309 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.56
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.1 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
83.1%
2022
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.8%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2017
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
81.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
34%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.5%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
39.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Madagascar Samoa
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,795
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.6
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
29
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.69
2015
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.2
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
70
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
77.5%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
18%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
20.4%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Madagascar Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$16.3
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.27
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32.8%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2018
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
445
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64.8
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
4.45%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.8%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.99 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Madagascar Samoa
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
7,028 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
157,896 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,839 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,660 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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