North Korea vs Samoa statistics compared

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 97th vs. 168th).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

North Korea and Samoa: Comparison Charts

North Korea and Samoa economies compared

GDP

North Korea

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP
	North Korea	Samoa
1970	-	$45,208,338
1971	-	$53,719,569
1972	-	$62,566,116
1973	-	$82,452,985
1974	-	$93,549,611
1975	-	$93,489,283
1976	-	$85,003,078
1977	-	$98,295,671
1978	-	$108,223,444
1979	-	$122,257,393
1980	-	$125,747,038
1981	-	$118,190,655
1982	-	$121,221,652
1983	-	$111,862,824
1984	-	$109,200,934
1985	-	$95,572,173
1986	-	$100,947,849
1987	-	$111,713,922
1988	-	$133,016,065
1989	-	$122,888,610
1990	-	$125,766,270
1991	-	$125,597,205
1992	-	$132,303,041
1993	-	$133,122,897
1994	-	$221,098,107
1995	-	$224,865,731
1996	-	$249,907,869
1997	-	$285,475,592
1998	-	$269,485,244
1999	-	$255,408,060
2000	-	$258,856,140
2001	-	$266,299,591
2002	-	$281,790,134
2003	-	$333,426,188
2004	-	$407,747,565
2005	-	$476,801,793
2006	-	$499,923,758
2007	-	$573,548,460
2008	-	$641,346,192
2009	$23,356,470,000	$628,006,115
2010	$25,995,513,000	$680,260,907
2011	$29,005,020,000	$744,097,050
2012	$29,890,710,000	$773,141,661
2013	$30,588,922,000	$797,736,334
2014	$30,554,460,000	$796,683,520
2015	$30,723,030,000	$824,150,499
2016	$28,882,640,000	$843,924,797
2017	$29,105,440,000	$884,844,384
2018	$28,536,400,000	$878,448,433
2019	$28,222,880,000	$912,950,466
2020	$27,728,240,000	$868,898,358
2021	$32,301,720,000	$843,923,639
2022	$28,971,360,000	$832,945,206
2023	$32,155,360,000	$938,189,444
2024	$34,943,120,000	$1,068,025,244

North Korea and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita

North Korea

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	North Korea	Samoa
1970	-	$322
1971	-	$377
1972	-	$433
1973	-	$563
1974	-	$626
1975	-	$610
1976	-	$541
1977	-	$615
1978	-	$671
1979	-	$751
1980	-	$765
1981	-	$713
1982	-	$728
1983	-	$671
1984	-	$655
1985	-	$573
1986	-	$604
1987	-	$666
1988	-	$790
1989	-	$728
1990	-	$744
1991	-	$742
1992	-	$777
1993	-	$775
1994	-	$1,277
1995	-	$1,288
1996	-	$1,419
1997	-	$1,608
1998	-	$1,506
1999	-	$1,417
2000	-	$1,425
2001	-	$1,454
2002	-	$1,528
2003	-	$1,798
2004	-	$2,189
2005	-	$2,550
2006	-	$2,663
2007	-	$3,039
2008	-	$3,374
2009	$939	$3,279
2010	$1,040	$3,524
2011	$1,156	$3,822
2012	$1,186	$3,935
2013	$1,208	$4,024
2014	$1,201	$3,983
2015	$1,201	$4,084
2016	$1,124	$4,147
2017	$1,127	$4,308
2018	$1,100	$4,232
2019	$1,084	$4,352
2020	$1,061	$4,100
2021	$1,231	$3,948
2022	$1,100	$3,869
2023	$1,217	$4,330
2024	$1,319	$4,899

North Korea vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

North Korea

Samoa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	North Korea	Samoa
1950	14.2	49.2
1951	17.7	49.8
1952	32.8	50.4
1953	40.3	51
1954	50.6	51.6
1955	51.8	52.2
1956	52.8	52.8
1957	53.7	53.4
1958	54.5	54
1959	55.2	54.6
1960	55.8	55.2
1961	56.4	55.7
1962	57	56.3
1963	57.6	56.9
1964	58.2	54
1965	58.8	57.9
1966	59.4	58.2
1967	60.1	58.9
1968	60.8	59.4
1969	61.4	59.9
1970	62	60.4
1971	62.7	60.9
1972	63.3	61.4
1973	63.8	61.9
1974	64.3	62.3
1975	64.8	62.8
1976	65.3	63.3
1977	65.8	63.7
1978	66.3	64.1
1979	66.7	64.5
1980	67.2	65
1981	67.7	65.3
1982	68.1	65.6
1983	68.5	66
1984	68.9	66.3
1985	69.2	66.6
1986	69.5	66.8
1987	69.8	67
1988	70.1	67.3
1989	70.3	67.6
1990	70.5	67.8
1991	70.7	68
1992	71	68.5
1993	70.8	68.8
1994	70.5	69.2
1995	60.8	69.5
1996	60.8	69.8
1997	60.9	70
1998	60.9	70.3
1999	60.9	70.6
2000	60.9	70.8
2001	60.9	71
2002	60.9	71.2
2003	69.4	71.4
2004	69.3	71.5
2005	69.2	71.5
2006	69.1	71.6
2007	69	71.6
2008	69.3	71.5
2009	69.7	69.5
2010	70.2	71.5
2011	70.8	71.4
2012	71.3	71.2
2013	71.9	71.2
2014	72.5	71.1
2015	72.8	71.1
2016	73	71
2017	73	71
2018	73	71.1
2019	72.9	70.3
2020	72.8	70.7
2021	73.4	71.1
2022	73.6	71.6
2023	73.6	71.7
2024	73.7	71.8
2025	73.9	71.9

North Korea and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population

North Korea

Samoa

Table

Year	Population
	North Korea	Samoa
1960	11,722,953	112,490
1961	11,990,713	115,496
1962	12,262,882	118,597
1963	12,567,057	121,764
1964	12,889,770	124,894
1965	13,219,369	127,978
1966	13,569,094	131,073
1967	13,958,350	133,764
1968	14,365,596	136,020
1969	14,767,615	138,233
1970	15,172,775	140,400
1971	15,572,457	142,503
1972	15,975,069	144,538
1973	16,350,367	146,516
1974	16,673,121	149,431
1975	16,971,055	153,344
1976	17,243,450	157,113
1977	17,492,798	159,753
1978	17,735,995	161,375
1979	17,983,470	162,882
1980	18,236,786	164,322
1981	18,501,295	165,678
1982	18,776,357	166,484
1983	19,054,034	166,714
1984	19,335,043	166,796
1985	19,620,388	166,849
1986	19,910,855	167,061
1987	20,205,483	167,661
1988	20,503,161	168,346
1989	20,804,367	168,768
1990	21,112,137	169,042
1991	21,428,638	169,368
1992	21,750,911	170,331
1993	22,073,352	171,774
1994	22,393,975	173,159
1995	22,669,304	174,571
1996	22,895,746	176,071
1997	23,110,830	177,547
1998	23,311,564	178,905
1999	23,497,599	180,275
2000	23,665,910	181,685
2001	23,815,358	183,166
2002	23,943,973	184,471
2003	24,090,380	185,430
2004	24,254,943	186,249
2005	24,396,433	186,978
2006	24,524,507	187,709
2007	24,646,383	188,753
2008	24,764,618	190,107
2009	24,878,332	191,513
2010	24,987,258	193,023
2011	25,097,874	194,713
2012	25,211,728	196,498
2013	25,329,451	198,268
2014	25,451,262	200,037
2015	25,575,350	201,782
2016	25,698,326	203,499
2017	25,817,709	205,415
2018	25,931,147	207,582
2019	26,037,632	209,780
2020	26,136,312	211,944
2021	26,232,534	213,779
2022	26,328,845	215,261
2023	26,418,204	216,663
2024	26,498,823	218,019

Fertility rates in North Korea and Samoa

Fertility rate

North Korea

Samoa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	North Korea	Samoa
1960	3.57	7.78
1961	3.26	7.77
1962	3.41	7.76
1963	3.63	7.73
1964	3.55	7.7
1965	3.56	7.65
1966	3.71	7.6
1967	4.05	7.55
1968	3.87	7.5
1969	3.86	7.43
1970	3.85	7.34
1971	3.74	7.22
1972	3.89	7.07
1973	3.35	6.91
1974	3.14	6.75
1975	3.05	6.61
1976	2.84	6.47
1977	2.77	6.31
1978	2.79	6.15
1979	2.85	5.99
1980	2.84	5.86
1981	2.92	5.75
1982	2.85	5.68
1983	2.78	5.62
1984	2.71	5.55
1985	2.65	5.49
1986	2.59	5.42
1987	2.53	5.32
1988	2.47	5.21
1989	2.41	5.11
1990	2.39	5.01
1991	2.35	4.91
1992	2.29	4.87
1993	2.22	4.83
1994	2.18	4.79
1995	2.15	4.77
1996	2.09	4.74
1997	2.03	4.7
1998	1.99	4.64
1999	1.97	4.57
2000	1.94	4.52
2001	1.94	4.48
2002	1.92	4.44
2003	1.91	4.39
2004	1.9	4.34
2005	1.87	4.32
2006	1.94	4.32
2007	1.94	4.36
2008	1.97	4.42
2009	1.91	4.47
2010	1.89	4.52
2011	1.88	4.56
2012	1.88	4.55
2013	1.88	4.49
2014	1.87	4.42
2015	1.86	4.34
2016	1.86	4.26
2017	1.85	4.2
2018	1.83	4.14
2019	1.83	4.06
2020	1.82	4
2021	1.81	3.94
2022	1.8	3.88
2023	1.78	3.83

North Korea and Samoa demographics compared

Median age

North Korea

Samoa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	North Korea	Samoa
1960	19.9	15
1961	20.2	14.9
1962	20.6	14.8
1963	20.8	14.6
1964	21	14.6
1965	21.2	14.5
1966	21.3	14.5
1967	21.4	14.5
1968	21.4	14.5
1969	21.4	14.5
1970	21.4	14.6
1971	21.2	14.7
1972	20.9	14.8
1973	20.7	14.9
1974	20.7	15
1975	20.9	15.3
1976	21.1	15.5
1977	21.4	15.8
1978	21.8	16
1979	22.2	16.2
1980	22.5	16.4
1981	22.8	16.6
1982	23.1	16.8
1983	23.5	17.1
1984	23.9	17.4
1985	24.2	17.6
1986	24.5	17.8
1987	24.8	18
1988	25.1	18.2
1989	25.6	18.3
1990	26	18.4
1991	26.4	18.5
1992	26.8	18.7
1993	27.2	19
1994	27.6	19.3
1995	28	19.6
1996	28.3	19.7
1997	28.8	19.8
1998	29.2	19.9
1999	29.6	19.9
2000	30.1	19.8
2001	30.5	19.7
2002	31	19.7
2003	31.4	19.9
2004	31.8	20.1
2005	32.1	20.3
2006	32.5	20.4
2007	32.9	20.6
2008	33.3	20.7
2009	33.7	20.8
2010	34	20.8
2011	34.3	20.8
2012	34.5	20.8
2013	34.7	21
2014	35	21.1
2015	35.2	21.2
2016	35.4	21.3
2017	35.7	21.4
2018	35.9	21.4
2019	36.2	21.5
2020	36.4	21.4
2021	36.6	21.4
2022	36.8	21.1
2023	37.1	21
2024	37.3	20.9

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