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Niger vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Niger has a population of 27M (ranked 55/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Niger's land area is 489,076 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 20th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Niger ranks 187/197 ($723), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Niger Samoa
Population
28638403
220288
Population rank 53/197 177/197
GDP
$19.5B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 132/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$723
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 187/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,015
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$9.22B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.4%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$341
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 176/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,379
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
489,076 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.06
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
16.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Niger and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Niger and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Niger

Samoa
Year GDP
Niger Samoa
1960 $449,526,873 -
1961 $485,785,231 -
1962 $531,736,599 -
1963 $586,294,879 -
1964 $582,816,396 -
1965 $673,383,511 -
1966 $702,296,079 -
1967 $665,586,872 -
1968 $641,214,226 -
1969 $625,867,985 -
1970 $649,916,621 $45,208,338
1971 $693,573,704 $53,719,569
1972 $742,779,661 $62,566,116
1973 $946,385,105 $82,452,985
1974 $1,026,137,111 $93,549,611
1975 $1,048,690,933 $93,489,283
1976 $1,064,517,601 $85,003,078
1977 $1,291,458,041 $98,295,671
1978 $1,774,365,590 $108,223,444
1979 $2,109,277,666 $122,257,393
1980 $2,508,524,721 $125,747,038
1981 $2,170,893,414 $118,190,655
1982 $2,017,612,216 $121,221,652
1983 $1,803,099,561 $111,862,824
1984 $1,461,243,326 $109,200,934
1985 $1,440,581,652 $95,572,173
1986 $1,904,096,998 $100,947,849
1987 $2,233,006,105 $111,713,922
1988 $2,280,356,193 $133,016,065
1989 $2,179,567,114 $122,888,610
1990 $3,512,356,508 $125,766,270
1991 $3,285,796,875 $125,597,205
1992 $3,386,232,579 $132,303,041
1993 $3,052,673,849 $133,122,897
1994 $1,938,058,175 $221,098,107
1995 $2,302,537,562 $224,865,731
1996 $2,405,686,940 $249,907,869
1997 $2,290,318,910 $285,475,592
1998 $2,643,363,519 $269,485,244
1999 $2,537,789,821 $255,408,060
2000 $2,241,753,193 $258,856,140
2001 $2,448,714,704 $266,299,591
2002 $2,782,192,879 $281,790,134
2003 $3,394,084,732 $333,426,188
2004 $3,760,443,738 $407,747,565
2005 $4,383,315,965 $476,801,793
2006 $4,756,361,252 $499,923,758
2007 $5,731,485,052 $573,548,460
2008 $7,297,600,226 $641,346,192
2009 $7,352,131,310 $628,006,115
2010 $7,851,192,502 $680,260,907
2011 $8,772,950,778 $744,097,050
2012 $9,426,912,648 $773,141,661
2013 $10,224,897,438 $797,736,334
2014 $10,862,943,544 $796,683,520
2015 $9,683,867,926 $824,150,499
2016 $10,398,861,982 $843,924,797
2017 $11,185,104,252 $884,844,384
2018 $12,837,307,497 $878,448,433
2019 $12,889,555,561 $912,950,466
2020 $13,744,653,103 $868,898,358
2021 $14,915,002,436 $843,923,639
2022 $15,433,852,714 $832,945,206
2023 $16,698,786,973 $938,189,444
2024 $19,537,639,288 $1,068,025,244

Niger and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Niger

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Niger Samoa
1960 $128.3 -
1961 $134.6 -
1962 $143.2 -
1963 $153.3 -
1964 $148.1 -
1965 $166.3 -
1966 $168.6 -
1967 $155.4 -
1968 $145.6 -
1969 $138.3 -
1970 $139.8 $322
1971 $145.2 $377
1972 $151.4 $433
1973 $187.9 $563
1974 $198.3 $626
1975 $197.2 $610
1976 $194.8 $541
1977 $229.8 $615
1978 $307 $671
1979 $354 $751
1980 $409 $765
1981 $343 $713
1982 $310 $728
1983 $268.8 $671
1984 $211.5 $655
1985 $202.4 $573
1986 $259.6 $604
1987 $295.3 $666
1988 $292.6 $790
1989 $271.3 $728
1990 $424 $744
1991 $384 $742
1992 $384 $777
1993 $335 $775
1994 $206.2 $1,277
1995 $237 $1,288
1996 $239.5 $1,419
1997 $220.6 $1,608
1998 $246.1 $1,506
1999 $228.3 $1,417
2000 $194.8 $1,425
2001 $205.4 $1,454
2002 $225.3 $1,528
2003 $265.2 $1,798
2004 $283.5 $2,189
2005 $319 $2,550
2006 $333 $2,663
2007 $387 $3,039
2008 $475 $3,374
2009 $461 $3,279
2010 $474 $3,524
2011 $511 $3,822
2012 $529 $3,935
2013 $552 $4,024
2014 $565 $3,983
2015 $486 $4,084
2016 $503 $4,147
2017 $522 $4,308
2018 $579 $4,232
2019 $562 $4,352
2020 $580 $4,100
2021 $609 $3,948
2022 $610 $3,869
2023 $638 $4,330
2024 $723 $4,899

Niger vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Niger

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Niger Samoa
1950 35.9 49.2
1951 35.9 49.8
1952 35.9 50.4
1953 35.9 51
1954 36 51.6
1955 36 52.2
1956 36 52.8
1957 36.1 53.4
1958 36.1 54
1959 36.1 54.6
1960 36.2 55.2
1961 36.3 55.7
1962 36.3 56.3
1963 36.4 56.9
1964 36.5 54
1965 36.4 57.9
1966 36.3 58.2
1967 36.2 58.9
1968 36.1 59.4
1969 36 59.9
1970 35.9 60.4
1971 35.3 60.9
1972 35.8 61.4
1973 35.9 61.9
1974 36.2 62.3
1975 36.6 62.8
1976 37.1 63.3
1977 37.7 63.7
1978 38.3 64.1
1979 38.9 64.5
1980 39.3 65
1981 39.6 65.3
1982 39.8 65.6
1983 40 66
1984 40 66.3
1985 40.1 66.6
1986 40.3 66.8
1987 40.5 67
1988 40.8 67.3
1989 41.2 67.6
1990 41.7 67.8
1991 42.3 68
1992 43.1 68.5
1993 43.8 68.8
1994 44.6 69.2
1995 45.5 69.5
1996 46.3 69.8
1997 47.1 70
1998 47.8 70.3
1999 48.5 70.6
2000 49.2 70.8
2001 49.9 71
2002 50.6 71.2
2003 51.5 71.4
2004 52.4 71.5
2005 53.3 71.5
2006 54.2 71.6
2007 55.1 71.6
2008 55.9 71.5
2009 56.5 69.5
2010 57.1 71.5
2011 57.6 71.4
2012 58 71.2
2013 58.4 71.2
2014 58.7 71.1
2015 58.8 71.1
2016 59.2 71
2017 59.5 71
2018 59.8 71.1
2019 60 70.3
2020 59.9 70.7
2021 59.5 71.1
2022 60.4 71.6
2023 61.2 71.7
2024 61.4 71.8
2025 61.7 71.9

Niger and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Niger

Samoa
Year Population
Niger Samoa
1960 3,505,050 112,490
1961 3,608,162 115,496
1962 3,714,520 118,597
1963 3,823,873 121,764
1964 3,935,814 124,894
1965 4,049,695 127,978
1966 4,165,544 131,073
1967 4,283,590 133,764
1968 4,403,637 136,020
1969 4,525,725 138,233
1970 4,650,275 140,400
1971 4,776,225 142,503
1972 4,904,845 144,538
1973 5,037,865 146,516
1974 5,174,953 149,431
1975 5,317,019 153,344
1976 5,464,962 157,113
1977 5,619,716 159,753
1978 5,782,932 161,375
1979 5,955,556 162,882
1980 6,135,971 164,322
1981 6,322,006 165,678
1982 6,512,732 166,484
1983 6,708,644 166,714
1984 6,909,971 166,796
1985 7,118,457 166,849
1986 7,335,811 167,061
1987 7,561,150 167,661
1988 7,793,748 168,346
1989 8,034,780 168,768
1990 8,286,059 169,042
1991 8,546,900 169,368
1992 8,817,633 170,331
1993 9,100,789 171,774
1994 9,398,258 173,159
1995 9,714,529 174,571
1996 10,044,852 176,071
1997 10,383,969 177,547
1998 10,741,413 178,905
1999 11,117,411 180,275
2000 11,509,630 181,685
2001 11,920,647 183,166
2002 12,349,144 184,471
2003 12,796,984 185,430
2004 13,265,836 186,249
2005 13,756,192 186,978
2006 14,268,581 187,709
2007 14,803,610 188,753
2008 15,361,915 190,107
2009 15,943,675 191,513
2010 16,548,835 193,023
2011 17,176,283 194,713
2012 17,836,769 196,498
2013 18,519,898 198,268
2014 19,215,909 200,037
2015 19,939,498 201,782
2016 20,685,753 203,499
2017 21,435,446 205,415
2018 22,188,069 207,582
2019 22,947,757 209,780
2020 23,717,613 211,944
2021 24,502,140 213,779
2022 25,311,973 215,261
2023 26,159,867 216,663
2024 27,032,412 218,019

Fertility rates in Niger and Samoa

Fertility rate
Niger

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Niger Samoa
1960 7.53 7.78
1961 7.51 7.77
1962 7.5 7.76
1963 7.49 7.73
1964 7.48 7.7
1965 7.47 7.65
1966 7.48 7.6
1967 7.49 7.55
1968 7.5 7.5
1969 7.51 7.43
1970 7.51 7.34
1971 7.52 7.22
1972 7.52 7.07
1973 7.53 6.91
1974 7.54 6.75
1975 7.54 6.61
1976 7.56 6.47
1977 7.6 6.31
1978 7.66 6.15
1979 7.72 5.99
1980 7.78 5.86
1981 7.82 5.75
1982 7.86 5.68
1983 7.9 5.62
1984 7.92 5.55
1985 7.93 5.49
1986 7.9 5.42
1987 7.87 5.32
1988 7.84 5.21
1989 7.82 5.11
1990 7.81 5.01
1991 7.8 4.91
1992 7.8 4.87
1993 7.79 4.83
1994 7.79 4.79
1995 7.78 4.77
1996 7.78 4.74
1997 7.8 4.7
1998 7.84 4.64
1999 7.84 4.57
2000 7.83 4.52
2001 7.81 4.48
2002 7.8 4.44
2003 7.79 4.39
2004 7.78 4.34
2005 7.77 4.32
2006 7.74 4.32
2007 7.73 4.36
2008 7.7 4.42
2009 7.68 4.47
2010 7.64 4.52
2011 7.59 4.56
2012 7.53 4.55
2013 7.45 4.49
2014 7.34 4.42
2015 7.22 4.34
2016 7.04 4.26
2017 6.87 4.2
2018 6.71 4.14
2019 6.54 4.06
2020 6.37 4
2021 6.2 3.94
2022 6.14 3.88
2023 6.06 3.83

Niger and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Niger

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Niger Samoa
1960 15.5 15
1961 15.5 14.9
1962 15.5 14.8
1963 15.5 14.6
1964 15.6 14.6
1965 15.6 14.5
1966 15.6 14.5
1967 15.7 14.5
1968 15.7 14.5
1969 15.8 14.5
1970 15.9 14.6
1971 15.9 14.7
1972 16 14.8
1973 16.1 14.9
1974 16.1 15
1975 16.2 15.3
1976 16.3 15.5
1977 16.3 15.8
1978 16.4 16
1979 16.4 16.2
1980 16.4 16.4
1981 16.4 16.6
1982 16.4 16.8
1983 16.4 17.1
1984 16.4 17.4
1985 16.4 17.6
1986 16.4 17.8
1987 16.4 18
1988 16.5 18.2
1989 16.5 18.3
1990 16.5 18.4
1991 16.6 18.5
1992 16.6 18.7
1993 16.6 19
1994 16.6 19.3
1995 16.6 19.6
1996 16.6 19.7
1997 16.5 19.8
1998 16.5 19.9
1999 16.4 19.9
2000 16.3 19.8
2001 16.2 19.7
2002 16.1 19.7
2003 16 19.9
2004 15.9 20.1
2005 15.8 20.3
2006 15.7 20.4
2007 15.5 20.6
2008 15.5 20.7
2009 15.4 20.8
2010 15.3 20.8
2011 15.3 20.8
2012 15.3 20.8
2013 15.3 21
2014 15.3 21.1
2015 15.4 21.2
2016 15.5 21.3
2017 15.6 21.4
2018 15.7 21.4
2019 15.8 21.5
2020 15.9 21.4
2021 16 21.4
2022 16.2 21.1
2023 16.3 21
2024 16.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Niger Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$17.9B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13.4%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.4%
2022
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.4%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.5
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2021
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold n/a
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$567M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
85,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.38%
2019
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
14.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Niger Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
162 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.4
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.82 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.11 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
79.6%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
5.41%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
62.4 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.38%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
20.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Niger Samoa
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,041
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
17.2%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
22
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.39
2012
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.5
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
64
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
35.6%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
23.2%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Niger Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$26.5
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.7
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
61.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.2%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.5 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
350
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
114.8
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.21%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.1%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
12
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Niger Samoa
% of world land
0.85%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
18,092 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
179,918 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,025 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
11,774 mi
2010
715 mi
2018

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