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Nepal vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 92nd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Samoa
Population
29627185
220288
Population rank 52/197 177/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Nepal and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Samoa
Year GDP
Nepal Samoa
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 $45,208,338
1971 $882,765,472 $53,719,569
1972 $1,024,098,400 $62,566,116
1973 $972,101,725 $82,452,985
1974 $1,217,953,547 $93,549,611
1975 $1,575,789,254 $93,489,283
1976 $1,452,788,985 $85,003,078
1977 $1,382,400,000 $98,295,671
1978 $1,604,162,497 $108,223,444
1979 $1,851,250,008 $122,257,393
1980 $1,945,916,583 $125,747,038
1981 $2,275,583,317 $118,190,655
1982 $2,395,423,742 $121,221,652
1983 $2,447,174,803 $111,862,824
1984 $2,581,207,388 $109,200,934
1985 $2,619,913,956 $95,572,173
1986 $2,850,782,044 $100,947,849
1987 $2,957,255,380 $111,713,922
1988 $3,487,009,748 $133,016,065
1989 $3,525,225,787 $122,888,610
1990 $3,627,560,239 $125,766,270
1991 $3,921,476,085 $125,597,205
1992 $3,401,211,581 $132,303,041
1993 $3,660,041,667 $133,122,897
1994 $4,066,775,510 $221,098,107
1995 $4,401,104,418 $224,865,731
1996 $4,521,580,381 $249,907,869
1997 $4,918,691,917 $285,475,592
1998 $4,856,255,044 $269,485,244
1999 $5,033,642,384 $255,408,060
2000 $5,494,252,208 $258,856,140
2001 $6,007,055,042 $266,299,591
2002 $6,050,875,807 $281,790,134
2003 $6,330,473,097 $333,426,188
2004 $7,273,938,315 $407,747,565
2005 $8,130,258,378 $476,801,793
2006 $9,043,715,356 $499,923,758
2007 $10,325,618,017 $573,548,460
2008 $12,545,438,605 $641,346,192
2009 $12,854,985,464 $628,006,115
2010 $16,002,656,434 $680,260,907
2011 $21,573,872,421 $744,097,050
2012 $21,703,100,877 $773,141,661
2013 $22,162,204,925 $797,736,334
2014 $22,731,612,922 $796,683,520
2015 $24,360,801,287 $824,150,499
2016 $24,524,109,484 $843,924,797
2017 $28,971,588,940 $884,844,384
2018 $33,111,525,237 $878,448,433
2019 $34,186,180,699 $912,950,466
2020 $33,433,659,301 $868,898,358
2021 $36,924,841,394 $843,923,639
2022 $41,182,939,601 $832,945,206
2023 $41,047,772,331 $938,189,444
2024 $42,914,268,287 $1,068,025,244

Nepal and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Samoa
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 $322
1971 $69.5 $377
1972 $78.8 $433
1973 $73.2 $563
1974 $89.8 $626
1975 $113.6 $610
1976 $102.5 $541
1977 $95.3 $615
1978 $108.1 $671
1979 $121.9 $751
1980 $125.1 $765
1981 $142.9 $713
1982 $147 $728
1983 $146.6 $671
1984 $151.1 $655
1985 $149.9 $573
1986 $159.5 $604
1987 $162 $666
1988 $187.1 $790
1989 $185 $728
1990 $185.8 $744
1991 $195.7 $742
1992 $165 $777
1993 $172.8 $775
1994 $187.3 $1,277
1995 $197.8 $1,288
1996 $198.8 $1,419
1997 $211.8 $1,608
1998 $205.1 $1,506
1999 $208.6 $1,417
2000 $223.8 $1,425
2001 $240.8 $1,454
2002 $238.9 $1,528
2003 $246.4 $1,798
2004 $279.6 $2,189
2005 $309 $2,550
2006 $340 $2,663
2007 $385 $3,039
2008 $465 $3,374
2009 $473 $3,279
2010 $585 $3,524
2011 $786 $3,822
2012 $788 $3,935
2013 $803 $4,024
2014 $821 $3,983
2015 $876 $4,084
2016 $877 $4,147
2017 $1,034 $4,308
2018 $1,179 $4,232
2019 $1,203 $4,352
2020 $1,154 $4,100
2021 $1,253 $3,948
2022 $1,386 $3,869
2023 $1,382 $4,330
2024 $1,447 $4,899

Nepal vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Samoa
1950 37.6 49.2
1951 37.6 49.8
1952 37.7 50.4
1953 37.7 51
1954 37.8 51.6
1955 37.9 52.2
1956 37.9 52.8
1957 38 53.4
1958 38.1 54
1959 38.4 54.6
1960 38.7 55.2
1961 39 55.7
1962 39.3 56.3
1963 39.6 56.9
1964 40.2 54
1965 40.7 57.9
1966 41.2 58.2
1967 41.7 58.9
1968 42.2 59.4
1969 42.7 59.9
1970 43.2 60.4
1971 43.6 60.9
1972 44.1 61.4
1973 44.5 61.9
1974 44.9 62.3
1975 45.5 62.8
1976 46 63.3
1977 46.6 63.7
1978 47.2 64.1
1979 47.8 64.5
1980 48.3 65
1981 48.7 65.3
1982 49.2 65.6
1983 49.7 66
1984 50.2 66.3
1985 50.9 66.6
1986 51.6 66.8
1987 52.4 67
1988 53.1 67.3
1989 54 67.6
1990 54.8 67.8
1991 55.6 68
1992 56.7 68.5
1993 57.6 68.8
1994 58.6 69.2
1995 59.3 69.5
1996 60 69.8
1997 60.8 70
1998 61.5 70.3
1999 62 70.6
2000 62.6 70.8
2001 63.3 71
2002 63.5 71.2
2003 64.2 71.4
2004 64.7 71.5
2005 65.3 71.5
2006 65.9 71.6
2007 66.2 71.6
2008 66.4 71.5
2009 66.6 69.5
2010 66.8 71.5
2011 67.1 71.4
2012 67.4 71.2
2013 67.6 71.2
2014 67.8 71.1
2015 67.4 71.1
2016 68.4 71
2017 68.7 71
2018 69 71.1
2019 69.3 70.3
2020 69.1 70.7
2021 68.4 71.1
2022 70.1 71.6
2023 70.4 71.7
2024 70.6 71.8
2025 70.9 71.9

Nepal and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Samoa
Year Population
Nepal Samoa
1960 10,123,658 112,490
1961 10,318,396 115,496
1962 10,521,116 118,597
1963 10,729,818 121,764
1964 10,946,392 124,894
1965 11,173,411 127,978
1966 11,408,710 131,073
1967 11,652,716 133,764
1968 11,906,266 136,020
1969 12,167,036 138,233
1970 12,436,190 140,400
1971 12,710,061 142,503
1972 12,989,099 144,538
1973 13,275,239 146,516
1974 13,568,435 149,431
1975 13,870,695 153,344
1976 14,177,649 157,113
1977 14,499,175 159,753
1978 14,839,695 161,375
1979 15,190,590 162,882
1980 15,553,105 164,322
1981 15,922,423 165,678
1982 16,297,987 166,484
1983 16,689,119 166,714
1984 17,085,242 166,796
1985 17,477,692 166,849
1986 17,868,124 167,061
1987 18,250,505 167,661
1988 18,638,661 168,346
1989 19,057,807 168,768
1990 19,524,573 169,042
1991 20,036,500 169,368
1992 20,609,707 170,331
1993 21,180,159 171,774
1994 21,717,479 173,159
1995 22,245,439 174,571
1996 22,741,862 176,071
1997 23,219,463 177,547
1998 23,680,357 178,905
1999 24,125,199 180,275
2000 24,546,509 181,685
2001 24,946,748 183,166
2002 25,328,981 184,471
2003 25,688,758 185,430
2004 26,016,656 186,249
2005 26,309,458 186,978
2006 26,565,425 187,709
2007 26,788,492 188,753
2008 26,990,037 190,107
2009 27,173,035 191,513
2010 27,341,952 193,023
2011 27,464,494 194,713
2012 27,534,915 196,498
2013 27,589,996 198,268
2014 27,672,370 200,037
2015 27,823,629 201,782
2016 27,955,462 203,499
2017 28,011,258 205,415
2018 28,079,689 207,582
2019 28,414,064 209,780
2020 28,966,574 211,944
2021 29,475,010 213,779
2022 29,715,436 215,261
2023 29,694,614 216,663
2024 29,651,054 218,019

Fertility rates in Nepal and Samoa

Fertility rate
Nepal

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Samoa
1960 6.07 7.78
1961 6.09 7.77
1962 6.08 7.76
1963 6.06 7.73
1964 6.04 7.7
1965 6.01 7.65
1966 5.98 7.6
1967 5.95 7.55
1968 5.94 7.5
1969 5.89 7.43
1970 5.87 7.34
1971 5.85 7.22
1972 5.8 7.07
1973 5.7 6.91
1974 5.75 6.75
1975 5.73 6.61
1976 5.72 6.47
1977 5.69 6.31
1978 5.68 6.15
1979 5.64 5.99
1980 5.6 5.86
1981 5.58 5.75
1982 5.55 5.68
1983 5.54 5.62
1984 5.51 5.55
1985 5.46 5.49
1986 5.4 5.42
1987 5.35 5.32
1988 5.31 5.21
1989 5.26 5.11
1990 5.21 5.01
1991 5.15 4.91
1992 5.07 4.87
1993 5.04 4.83
1994 4.96 4.79
1995 4.87 4.77
1996 4.67 4.74
1997 4.44 4.7
1998 4.28 4.64
1999 4.13 4.57
2000 3.98 4.52
2001 3.79 4.48
2002 3.6 4.44
2003 3.44 4.39
2004 3.28 4.34
2005 3.12 4.32
2006 2.97 4.32
2007 2.86 4.36
2008 2.74 4.42
2009 2.63 4.47
2010 2.54 4.52
2011 2.46 4.56
2012 2.42 4.55
2013 2.36 4.49
2014 2.32 4.42
2015 2.27 4.34
2016 2.23 4.26
2017 2.17 4.2
2018 2.12 4.14
2019 2.08 4.06
2020 2.05 4
2021 2.03 3.94
2022 2 3.88
2023 1.98 3.83

Nepal and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Nepal Samoa
1960 19.5 15
1961 19.5 14.9
1962 19.6 14.8
1963 19.6 14.6
1964 19.6 14.6
1965 19.6 14.5
1966 19.6 14.5
1967 19.7 14.5
1968 19.7 14.5
1969 19.7 14.5
1970 19.7 14.6
1971 19.7 14.7
1972 19.7 14.8
1973 19.7 14.9
1974 19.7 15
1975 19.7 15.3
1976 19.7 15.5
1977 19.7 15.8
1978 19.6 16
1979 19.6 16.2
1980 19.6 16.4
1981 19.5 16.6
1982 19.5 16.8
1983 19.5 17.1
1984 19.5 17.4
1985 19.4 17.6
1986 19.4 17.8
1987 19.3 18
1988 19.2 18.2
1989 19.2 18.3
1990 19.2 18.4
1991 19.2 18.5
1992 19.2 18.7
1993 19.2 19
1994 19.2 19.3
1995 19.2 19.6
1996 19.2 19.7
1997 19.2 19.8
1998 19.2 19.9
1999 19.3 19.9
2000 19.3 19.8
2001 19.4 19.7
2002 19.5 19.7
2003 19.7 19.9
2004 19.8 20.1
2005 20 20.3
2006 20.3 20.4
2007 20.5 20.6
2008 20.8 20.7
2009 21 20.8
2010 21.3 20.8
2011 21.6 20.8
2012 21.8 20.8
2013 22 21
2014 22.2 21.1
2015 22.4 21.2
2016 22.7 21.3
2017 22.9 21.4
2018 23.2 21.4
2019 23.7 21.5
2020 24.5 21.4
2021 25 21.4
2022 25.4 21.1
2023 25.7 21
2024 26 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.7%
2013
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
60%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nepal Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Samoa
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
45
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
3%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Nepal Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Samoa
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
715 mi
2018

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