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Norway vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 62nd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Samoa
Population
5642662
220288
Population rank 119/197 177/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Norway and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Norway and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Norway

Samoa
Year GDP
Norway Samoa
1960 $5,197,398,721 -
1961 $5,669,689,210 -
1962 $6,107,076,929 -
1963 $6,553,269,536 -
1964 $7,206,522,122 -
1965 $8,111,945,661 -
1966 $8,753,940,267 -
1967 $9,577,383,653 -
1968 $10,227,087,165 -
1969 $11,136,187,440 -
1970 $12,814,123,115 $45,208,338
1971 $14,583,114,840 $53,719,569
1972 $17,358,610,850 $62,566,116
1973 $22,534,253,703 $82,452,985
1974 $27,145,693,810 $93,549,611
1975 $32,877,805,200 $93,489,283
1976 $35,942,270,686 $85,003,078
1977 $41,508,030,431 $98,295,671
1978 $46,522,900,254 $108,223,444
1979 $53,132,244,624 $122,257,393
1980 $64,439,382,896 $125,747,038
1981 $63,596,654,761 $118,190,655
1982 $62,647,195,538 $121,221,652
1983 $61,627,240,831 $111,862,824
1984 $62,057,955,033 $109,200,934
1985 $65,416,879,914 $95,572,173
1986 $78,693,118,044 $100,947,849
1987 $94,229,907,236 $111,713,922
1988 $101,900,260,856 $133,016,065
1989 $102,633,934,391 $122,888,610
1990 $119,791,843,060 $125,766,270
1991 $121,872,464,483 $125,597,205
1992 $130,838,040,068 $132,303,041
1993 $120,579,213,713 $133,122,897
1994 $127,131,319,429 $221,098,107
1995 $152,029,612,325 $224,865,731
1996 $163,520,109,151 $249,907,869
1997 $161,356,631,888 $285,475,592
1998 $154,230,295,158 $269,485,244
1999 $162,383,706,021 $255,408,060
2000 $171,457,201,936 $258,856,140
2001 $174,239,354,071 $266,299,591
2002 $195,914,852,576 $281,790,134
2003 $229,385,469,337 $333,426,188
2004 $265,268,662,473 $407,747,565
2005 $309,978,579,744 $476,801,793
2006 $346,915,160,682 $499,923,758
2007 $402,643,260,488 $573,548,460
2008 $464,917,553,191 $641,346,192
2009 $387,976,400,617 $628,006,115
2010 $431,052,143,940 $680,260,907
2011 $501,360,549,669 $744,097,050
2012 $512,777,309,841 $773,141,661
2013 $526,014,468,085 $797,736,334
2014 $501,736,471,833 $796,683,520
2015 $388,159,512,246 $824,150,499
2016 $370,956,547,619 $843,924,797
2017 $401,745,275,035 $884,844,384
2018 $439,788,625,884 $878,448,433
2019 $408,742,840,909 $912,950,466
2020 $367,633,418,887 $868,898,358
2021 $503,367,986,030 $843,923,639
2022 $596,297,651,036 $832,945,206
2023 $482,949,731,777 $938,189,444
2024 $483,727,398,216 $1,068,025,244

Norway and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Norway Samoa
1960 $1,451 -
1961 $1,571 -
1962 $1,678 -
1963 $1,787 -
1964 $1,951 -
1965 $2,179 -
1966 $2,333 -
1967 $2,531 -
1968 $2,680 -
1969 $2,894 -
1970 $3,306 $322
1971 $3,736 $377
1972 $4,414 $433
1973 $5,690 $563
1974 $6,812 $626
1975 $8,204 $610
1976 $8,927 $541
1977 $10,266 $615
1978 $11,463 $671
1979 $13,047 $751
1980 $15,772 $765
1981 $15,513 $713
1982 $15,225 $728
1983 $14,928 $671
1984 $14,989 $655
1985 $15,754 $573
1986 $18,883 $604
1987 $22,506 $666
1988 $24,207 $790
1989 $24,281 $728
1990 $28,243 $744
1991 $28,597 $742
1992 $30,524 $777
1993 $27,964 $775
1994 $29,316 $1,277
1995 $34,876 $1,288
1996 $37,322 $1,419
1997 $36,629 $1,608
1998 $34,803 $1,506
1999 $36,393 $1,417
2000 $38,178 $1,425
2001 $38,602 $1,454
2002 $43,171 $1,528
2003 $50,250 $1,798
2004 $57,769 $2,189
2005 $67,047 $2,550
2006 $74,434 $2,663
2007 $85,502 $3,039
2008 $97,504 $3,374
2009 $80,348 $3,279
2010 $88,163 $3,524
2011 $101,222 $3,822
2012 $102,176 $3,935
2013 $103,554 $4,024
2014 $97,667 $3,983
2015 $74,810 $4,084
2016 $70,867 $4,147
2017 $76,132 $4,308
2018 $82,793 $4,232
2019 $76,431 $4,352
2020 $68,340 $4,100
2021 $93,073 $3,948
2022 $109,270 $3,869
2023 $87,497 $4,330
2024 $86,810 $4,899

Norway vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Samoa
1950 71.6 49.2
1951 72.5 49.8
1952 72.7 50.4
1953 73.1 51
1954 73.2 51.6
1955 73.4 52.2
1956 73.5 52.8
1957 73.4 53.4
1958 73.4 54
1959 73.6 54.6
1960 73.6 55.2
1961 73.6 55.7
1962 73.5 56.3
1963 73.1 56.9
1964 73.6 54
1965 73.7 57.9
1966 74 58.2
1967 74.1 58.9
1968 73.9 59.4
1969 73.7 59.9
1970 74.1 60.4
1971 74.2 60.9
1972 74.3 61.4
1973 74.4 61.9
1974 74.8 62.3
1975 74.8 62.8
1976 75 63.3
1977 75.4 63.7
1978 75.4 64.1
1979 75.4 64.5
1980 75.7 65
1981 75.9 65.3
1982 76 65.6
1983 76.1 66
1984 76.2 66.3
1985 75.9 66.6
1986 76.3 66.8
1987 76.1 67
1988 76.3 67.3
1989 76.5 67.6
1990 76.6 67.8
1991 77 68
1992 77.2 68.5
1993 77.2 68.8
1994 77.8 69.2
1995 77.8 69.5
1996 78.2 69.8
1997 78.2 70
1998 78.4 70.3
1999 78.4 70.6
2000 78.7 70.8
2001 78.9 71
2002 79 71.2
2003 79.5 71.4
2004 80 71.5
2005 80.2 71.5
2006 80.4 71.6
2007 80.5 71.6
2008 80.7 71.5
2009 80.9 69.5
2010 81 71.5
2011 81.2 71.4
2012 81.4 71.2
2013 81.7 71.2
2014 82.1 71.1
2015 82.3 71.1
2016 82.4 71
2017 82.6 71
2018 82.8 71.1
2019 83 70.3
2020 83.2 70.7
2021 83.2 71.1
2022 82.6 71.6
2023 83.3 71.7
2024 83.5 71.8
2025 83.6 71.9

Norway and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Samoa
Year Population
Norway Samoa
1960 3,581,239 112,490
1961 3,609,800 115,496
1962 3,638,918 118,597
1963 3,666,537 121,764
1964 3,694,339 124,894
1965 3,723,168 127,978
1966 3,753,012 131,073
1967 3,784,539 133,764
1968 3,816,486 136,020
1969 3,847,707 138,233
1970 3,875,763 140,400
1971 3,903,039 142,503
1972 3,933,004 144,538
1973 3,960,612 146,516
1974 3,985,258 149,431
1975 4,007,313 153,344
1976 4,026,152 157,113
1977 4,043,205 159,753
1978 4,058,671 161,375
1979 4,072,517 162,882
1980 4,085,620 164,322
1981 4,099,702 165,678
1982 4,114,787 166,484
1983 4,128,432 166,714
1984 4,140,099 166,796
1985 4,152,516 166,849
1986 4,167,354 167,061
1987 4,186,905 167,661
1988 4,209,488 168,346
1989 4,226,901 168,768
1990 4,241,473 169,042
1991 4,261,732 169,368
1992 4,286,401 170,331
1993 4,311,991 171,774
1994 4,336,613 173,159
1995 4,359,184 174,571
1996 4,381,336 176,071
1997 4,405,157 177,547
1998 4,431,464 178,905
1999 4,461,913 180,275
2000 4,490,967 181,685
2001 4,513,751 183,166
2002 4,538,159 184,471
2003 4,564,855 185,430
2004 4,591,910 186,249
2005 4,623,291 186,978
2006 4,660,677 187,709
2007 4,709,153 188,753
2008 4,768,212 190,107
2009 4,828,726 191,513
2010 4,889,252 193,023
2011 4,953,088 194,713
2012 5,018,573 196,498
2013 5,079,623 198,268
2014 5,137,232 200,037
2015 5,188,607 201,782
2016 5,234,519 203,499
2017 5,276,968 205,415
2018 5,311,916 207,582
2019 5,347,896 209,780
2020 5,379,475 211,944
2021 5,408,320 213,779
2022 5,457,127 215,261
2023 5,519,594 216,663
2024 5,572,272 218,019

Fertility rates in Norway and Samoa

Fertility rate
Norway

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Norway Samoa
1960 2.85 7.78
1961 2.94 7.77
1962 2.91 7.76
1963 2.93 7.73
1964 2.98 7.7
1965 2.94 7.65
1966 2.9 7.6
1967 2.81 7.55
1968 2.75 7.5
1969 2.7 7.43
1970 2.5 7.34
1971 2.49 7.22
1972 2.38 7.07
1973 2.23 6.91
1974 2.13 6.75
1975 1.98 6.61
1976 1.86 6.47
1977 1.75 6.31
1978 1.77 6.15
1979 1.75 5.99
1980 1.72 5.86
1981 1.7 5.75
1982 1.71 5.68
1983 1.66 5.62
1984 1.66 5.55
1985 1.68 5.49
1986 1.71 5.42
1987 1.74 5.32
1988 1.84 5.21
1989 1.89 5.11
1990 1.93 5.01
1991 1.92 4.91
1992 1.88 4.87
1993 1.86 4.83
1994 1.87 4.79
1995 1.87 4.77
1996 1.89 4.74
1997 1.86 4.7
1998 1.81 4.64
1999 1.85 4.57
2000 1.85 4.52
2001 1.78 4.48
2002 1.75 4.44
2003 1.8 4.39
2004 1.83 4.34
2005 1.84 4.32
2006 1.9 4.32
2007 1.9 4.36
2008 1.96 4.42
2009 1.98 4.47
2010 1.95 4.52
2011 1.88 4.56
2012 1.85 4.55
2013 1.78 4.49
2014 1.75 4.42
2015 1.72 4.34
2016 1.71 4.26
2017 1.62 4.2
2018 1.56 4.14
2019 1.53 4.06
2020 1.48 4
2021 1.55 3.94
2022 1.41 3.88
2023 1.4 3.83

Norway and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Norway Samoa
1960 34.3 15
1961 34.4 14.9
1962 34.4 14.8
1963 34.3 14.6
1964 34.2 14.6
1965 34.1 14.5
1966 33.9 14.5
1967 33.7 14.5
1968 33.5 14.5
1969 33.2 14.5
1970 32.9 14.6
1971 32.7 14.7
1972 32.5 14.8
1973 32.4 14.9
1974 32.4 15
1975 32.5 15.3
1976 32.6 15.5
1977 32.7 15.8
1978 32.9 16
1979 33.1 16.2
1980 33.3 16.4
1981 33.6 16.6
1982 33.9 16.8
1983 34.1 17.1
1984 34.4 17.4
1985 34.6 17.6
1986 34.8 17.8
1987 34.9 18
1988 35.1 18.2
1989 35.2 18.3
1990 35.4 18.4
1991 35.5 18.5
1992 35.7 18.7
1993 35.8 19
1994 35.9 19.3
1995 36.1 19.6
1996 36.2 19.7
1997 36.4 19.8
1998 36.5 19.9
1999 36.7 19.9
2000 36.9 19.8
2001 37.1 19.7
2002 37.3 19.7
2003 37.5 19.9
2004 37.7 20.1
2005 37.9 20.3
2006 38.1 20.4
2007 38.3 20.6
2008 38.4 20.7
2009 38.5 20.8
2010 38.6 20.8
2011 38.7 20.8
2012 38.8 20.8
2013 38.9 21
2014 39 21.1
2015 39.2 21.2
2016 39.3 21.3
2017 39.4 21.4
2018 39.6 21.4
2019 39.8 21.5
2020 40 21.4
2021 40.3 21.4
2022 40.4 21.1
2023 40.5 21
2024 40.7 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.7%
2013
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Norway Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Samoa
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
94
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
99.1%
2021
English speaking
87.6%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Norway Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Samoa
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
715 mi
2018

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