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Mauritius vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 170th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Samoa
Population
1256649
220288
Population rank 157/197 177/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Mauritius and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Samoa
Year GDP
Mauritius Samoa
1960 $162,089,564 -
1961 $191,757,729 -
1962 $197,738,208 -
1963 $253,839,558 -
1964 $218,914,569 -
1965 $230,024,161 -
1966 $227,534,083 -
1967 $238,439,291 -
1968 $206,576,631 -
1969 $221,553,613 -
1970 $224,125,805 $45,208,338
1971 $251,437,338 $53,719,569
1972 $318,664,900 $62,566,116
1973 $404,285,775 $82,452,985
1974 $669,894,030 $93,549,611
1975 $673,311,287 $93,489,283
1976 $713,510,052 $85,003,078
1977 $834,722,972 $98,295,671
1978 $1,029,040,323 $108,223,444
1979 $1,227,446,632 $122,257,393
1980 $1,147,027,924 $125,747,038
1981 $1,157,769,444 $118,190,655
1982 $1,092,923,636 $121,221,652
1983 $1,104,956,573 $111,862,824
1984 $1,054,564,759 $109,200,934
1985 $1,090,611,325 $95,572,173
1986 $1,482,601,552 $100,947,849
1987 $1,906,174,438 $111,713,922
1988 $2,163,252,449 $133,016,065
1989 $2,211,312,823 $122,888,610
1990 $2,689,212,760 $125,766,270
1991 $2,895,354,736 $125,597,205
1992 $3,267,677,814 $132,303,041
1993 $3,307,302,126 $133,122,897
1994 $3,606,050,873 $221,098,107
1995 $4,094,741,652 $224,865,731
1996 $4,481,489,762 $249,907,869
1997 $4,243,755,308 $285,475,592
1998 $4,225,813,976 $269,485,244
1999 $4,402,193,195 $255,408,060
2000 $4,726,108,622 $258,856,140
2001 $4,675,755,867 $266,299,591
2002 $4,906,494,249 $281,790,134
2003 $5,894,873,920 $333,426,188
2004 $6,667,418,752 $407,747,565
2005 $6,576,108,447 $476,801,793
2006 $7,028,810,681 $499,923,758
2007 $8,150,150,209 $573,548,460
2008 $9,990,356,674 $641,346,192
2009 $9,128,843,109 $628,006,115
2010 $10,003,670,690 $680,260,907
2011 $11,518,413,430 $744,097,050
2012 $11,668,696,397 $773,141,661
2013 $12,292,974,141 $797,736,334
2014 $13,074,129,952 $796,683,520
2015 $12,007,291,046 $824,150,499
2016 $12,594,155,464 $843,924,797
2017 $13,713,506,131 $884,844,384
2018 $14,735,695,931 $878,448,433
2019 $14,436,346,980 $912,950,466
2020 $11,408,106,446 $868,898,358
2021 $11,484,348,858 $843,923,639
2022 $12,907,767,790 $832,945,206
2023 $14,101,195,733 $938,189,444
2024 $14,952,555,415 $1,068,025,244

Mauritius and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Samoa
1960 $238.3 -
1961 $281.7 -
1962 $282.3 -
1963 $353 -
1964 $297.3 -
1965 $305 -
1966 $296 -
1967 $304 -
1968 $258.7 -
1969 $272.7 -
1970 $271.3 $322
1971 $299.6 $377
1972 $374 $433
1973 $467 $563
1974 $763 $626
1975 $755 $610
1976 $787 $541
1977 $906 $615
1978 $1,102 $671
1979 $1,292 $751
1980 $1,187 $765
1981 $1,181 $713
1982 $1,101 $728
1983 $1,103 $671
1984 $1,042 $655
1985 $1,069 $573
1986 $1,442 $604
1987 $1,840 $666
1988 $2,074 $790
1989 $2,103 $728
1990 $2,540 $744
1991 $2,705 $742
1992 $3,013 $777
1993 $3,014 $775
1994 $3,240 $1,277
1995 $3,648 $1,288
1996 $3,952 $1,419
1997 $3,696 $1,608
1998 $3,642 $1,506
1999 $3,746 $1,417
2000 $3,982 $1,425
2001 $3,909 $1,454
2002 $4,073 $1,528
2003 $4,858 $1,798
2004 $5,461 $2,189
2005 $5,354 $2,550
2006 $5,696 $2,663
2007 $6,575 $3,039
2008 $8,030 $3,374
2009 $7,318 $3,279
2010 $8,000 $3,524
2011 $9,197 $3,822
2012 $9,291 $3,935
2013 $9,765 $4,024
2014 $10,366 $3,983
2015 $9,508 $4,084
2016 $9,966 $4,147
2017 $10,842 $4,308
2018 $11,643 $4,232
2019 $11,403 $4,352
2020 $9,011 $4,100
2021 $9,069 $3,948
2022 $10,224 $3,869
2023 $11,182 $4,330
2024 $11,872 $4,899

Mauritius vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Samoa
1950 51.9 49.2
1951 52.5 49.8
1952 52.1 50.4
1953 51.5 51
1954 52.2 51.6
1955 53.8 52.2
1956 55.1 52.8
1957 55.7 53.4
1958 56.4 54
1959 57.4 54.6
1960 58.4 55.2
1961 59.5 55.7
1962 60.5 56.3
1963 61.1 56.9
1964 61.5 54
1965 62.1 57.9
1966 62.1 58.2
1967 61.7 58.9
1968 62.1 59.4
1969 62.7 59.9
1970 63.7 60.4
1971 63.8 60.9
1972 63.8 61.4
1973 64.3 61.9
1974 64.2 62.3
1975 64.4 62.8
1976 64 63.3
1977 64.8 63.7
1978 65.3 64.1
1979 66 64.5
1980 66.5 65
1981 67.2 65.3
1982 67.9 65.6
1983 68.4 66
1984 68.6 66.3
1985 68.7 66.6
1986 68.9 66.8
1987 69.2 67
1988 69.4 67.3
1989 69.5 67.6
1990 69.8 67.8
1991 70.1 68
1992 70.2 68.5
1993 70.4 68.8
1994 70.4 69.2
1995 70.6 69.5
1996 70.5 69.8
1997 70.7 70
1998 70.9 70.3
1999 71.4 70.6
2000 71.8 70.8
2001 72 71
2002 72.1 71.2
2003 72.3 71.4
2004 72.5 71.5
2005 72.6 71.5
2006 72.8 71.6
2007 72.9 71.6
2008 73.1 71.5
2009 73.3 69.5
2010 73.6 71.5
2011 74.1 71.4
2012 74.3 71.2
2013 74.4 71.2
2014 74.6 71.1
2015 74.7 71.1
2016 74.9 71
2017 75 71
2018 74.5 71.1
2019 74.2 70.3
2020 74.7 70.7
2021 72.9 71.1
2022 73.5 71.6
2023 74.9 71.7
2024 75.1 71.8
2025 75.3 71.9

Mauritius and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Samoa
Year Population
Mauritius Samoa
1960 680,331 112,490
1961 680,757 115,496
1962 700,349 118,597
1963 718,861 121,764
1964 736,381 124,894
1965 753,000 127,978
1966 768,813 131,073
1967 783,917 133,764
1968 798,413 136,020
1969 812,405 138,233
1970 826,000 140,400
1971 839,230 142,503
1972 852,053 144,538
1973 864,819 146,516
1974 878,042 149,431
1975 892,000 153,344
1976 906,507 157,113
1977 921,379 159,753
1978 933,499 161,375
1979 949,888 162,882
1980 966,039 164,322
1981 980,462 165,678
1982 992,521 166,484
1983 1,001,691 166,714
1984 1,012,221 166,796
1985 1,020,528 166,849
1986 1,028,360 167,061
1987 1,036,082 167,661
1988 1,043,239 168,346
1989 1,051,260 168,768
1990 1,058,775 169,042
1991 1,070,266 169,368
1992 1,084,441 170,331
1993 1,097,374 171,774
1994 1,112,846 173,159
1995 1,122,457 174,571
1996 1,133,996 176,071
1997 1,148,284 177,547
1998 1,160,421 178,905
1999 1,175,267 180,275
2000 1,186,873 181,685
2001 1,196,287 183,166
2002 1,204,621 184,471
2003 1,213,370 185,430
2004 1,221,003 186,249
2005 1,228,254 186,978
2006 1,233,996 187,709
2007 1,239,630 188,753
2008 1,244,121 190,107
2009 1,247,429 191,513
2010 1,250,400 193,023
2011 1,252,404 194,713
2012 1,255,882 196,498
2013 1,258,927 198,268
2014 1,261,208 200,037
2015 1,262,879 201,782
2016 1,263,747 203,499
2017 1,264,887 205,415
2018 1,265,577 207,582
2019 1,265,985 209,780
2020 1,266,014 211,944
2021 1,266,334 213,779
2022 1,262,523 215,261
2023 1,261,041 216,663
2024 1,259,509 218,019

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Samoa

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Samoa
1960 5.9 7.78
1961 5.98 7.77
1962 5.88 7.76
1963 6.18 7.73
1964 5.96 7.7
1965 5.51 7.65
1966 5.46 7.6
1967 4.63 7.55
1968 4.6 7.5
1969 3.97 7.43
1970 3.82 7.34
1971 3.51 7.22
1972 3.41 7.07
1973 3.07 6.91
1974 3.45 6.75
1975 3.2 6.61
1976 3.13 6.47
1977 3.07 6.31
1978 3.01 6.15
1979 2.91 5.99
1980 2.8 5.86
1981 2.67 5.75
1982 2.53 5.68
1983 2.4 5.62
1984 2.16 5.55
1985 2.02 5.49
1986 1.99 5.42
1987 2.05 5.32
1988 2.14 5.21
1989 2.23 5.11
1990 2.32 5.01
1991 2.3 4.91
1992 2.37 4.87
1993 2.21 4.83
1994 2.25 4.79
1995 2.14 4.77
1996 2.12 4.74
1997 2.04 4.7
1998 1.97 4.64
1999 2.05 4.57
2000 1.99 4.52
2001 1.91 4.48
2002 1.94 4.44
2003 1.87 4.39
2004 1.92 4.34
2005 1.88 4.32
2006 1.77 4.32
2007 1.74 4.36
2008 1.67 4.42
2009 1.59 4.47
2010 1.57 4.52
2011 1.55 4.56
2012 1.54 4.55
2013 1.44 4.49
2014 1.43 4.42
2015 1.36 4.34
2016 1.4 4.26
2017 1.44 4.2
2018 1.41 4.14
2019 1.4 4.06
2020 1.44 4
2021 1.41 3.94
2022 1.32 3.88
2023 1.39 3.83

Mauritius and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Samoa
1960 17.4 15
1961 17.5 14.9
1962 17.6 14.8
1963 17.6 14.6
1964 17.6 14.6
1965 17.7 14.5
1966 17.8 14.5
1967 17.9 14.5
1968 18.1 14.5
1969 18.3 14.5
1970 18.5 14.6
1971 18.8 14.7
1972 19.1 14.8
1973 19.5 14.9
1974 19.8 15
1975 20.2 15.3
1976 20.6 15.5
1977 21 15.8
1978 21.3 16
1979 21.6 16.2
1980 21.9 16.4
1981 22.1 16.6
1982 22.4 16.8
1983 22.8 17.1
1984 23.2 17.4
1985 23.5 17.6
1986 23.9 17.8
1987 24.3 18
1988 24.7 18.2
1989 25.2 18.3
1990 25.6 18.4
1991 26 18.5
1992 26.3 18.7
1993 26.6 19
1994 26.9 19.3
1995 27.3 19.6
1996 27.6 19.7
1997 28 19.8
1998 28.4 19.9
1999 28.7 19.9
2000 29 19.8
2001 29.4 19.7
2002 29.7 19.7
2003 30 19.9
2004 30.3 20.1
2005 30.7 20.3
2006 31.1 20.4
2007 31.6 20.6
2008 32 20.7
2009 32.5 20.8
2010 32.9 20.8
2011 33.4 20.8
2012 33.8 20.8
2013 34.2 21
2014 34.6 21.1
2015 35 21.2
2016 35.4 21.3
2017 35.8 21.4
2018 36.2 21.4
2019 36.5 21.5
2020 36.8 21.4
2021 37.1 21.4
2022 37.5 21.1
2023 38 21
2024 38.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
75
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritius Samoa
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
40
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
99.1%
2021
English speaking
16%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Mauritius Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Samoa
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
715 mi
2018

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