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Palestine vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 164th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Samoa
Population
5459557
220288
Population rank 122/197 177/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt n/a
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Palestine and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Samoa
Year GDP
Palestine 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 $2,843,300,000 $221,098,107
1995 $3,282,800,000 $224,865,731
1996 $3,409,600,000 $249,907,869
1997 $3,759,800,000 $285,475,592
1998 $4,067,800,000 $269,485,244
1999 $4,271,200,000 $255,408,060
2000 $4,313,600,000 $258,856,140
2001 $4,003,700,000 $266,299,591
2002 $3,555,800,000 $281,790,134
2003 $3,968,000,000 $333,426,188
2004 $4,603,100,000 $407,747,565
2005 $5,125,700,000 $476,801,793
2006 $5,348,300,000 $499,923,758
2007 $5,815,700,000 $573,548,460
2008 $7,310,400,000 $641,346,192
2009 $8,085,700,000 $628,006,115
2010 $9,681,500,000 $680,260,907
2011 $11,186,100,000 $744,097,050
2012 $12,208,400,000 $773,141,661
2013 $13,515,500,000 $797,736,334
2014 $13,989,700,000 $796,683,520
2015 $13,972,400,000 $824,150,499
2016 $15,405,400,000 $843,924,797
2017 $16,128,000,000 $884,844,384
2018 $16,276,600,000 $878,448,433
2019 $17,133,500,000 $912,950,466
2020 $15,531,700,000 $868,898,358
2021 $18,109,000,000 $843,923,639
2022 $19,165,500,000 $832,945,206
2023 $17,847,900,000 $938,189,444
2024 $13,711,100,000 $1,068,025,244

Palestine and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Palestine 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 $1,202 $1,277
1995 $1,327 $1,288
1996 $1,317 $1,419
1997 $1,389 $1,608
1998 $1,465 $1,506
1999 $1,499 $1,417
2000 $1,476 $1,425
2001 $1,336 $1,454
2002 $1,156 $1,528
2003 $1,258 $1,798
2004 $1,422 $2,189
2005 $1,544 $2,550
2006 $1,570 $2,663
2007 $1,664 $3,039
2008 $2,035 $3,374
2009 $2,192 $3,279
2010 $2,557 $3,524
2011 $2,881 $3,822
2012 $3,067 $3,935
2013 $3,315 $4,024
2014 $3,352 $3,983
2015 $3,272 $4,084
2016 $3,528 $4,147
2017 $3,620 $4,308
2018 $3,562 $4,232
2019 $3,657 $4,352
2020 $3,234 $4,100
2021 $3,679 $3,948
2022 $3,800 $3,869
2023 $3,455 $4,330
2024 $2,592 $4,899

Palestine vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Samoa
1950 45.7 49.2
1951 46 49.8
1952 46.3 50.4
1953 46.6 51
1954 46.9 51.6
1955 47.2 52.2
1956 47.6 52.8
1957 48 53.4
1958 48.4 54
1959 48.8 54.6
1960 49.3 55.2
1961 49.8 55.7
1962 50.4 56.3
1963 51 56.9
1964 51.6 54
1965 52.2 57.9
1966 52.8 58.2
1967 50.9 58.9
1968 54.1 59.4
1969 54.7 59.9
1970 55.4 60.4
1971 56 60.9
1972 56.7 61.4
1973 57.6 61.9
1974 58 62.3
1975 58.7 62.8
1976 59.4 63.3
1977 60.1 63.7
1978 60.8 64.1
1979 61.5 64.5
1980 62.2 65
1981 62.8 65.3
1982 63.5 65.6
1983 64.1 66
1984 64.7 66.3
1985 65.3 66.6
1986 65.7 66.8
1987 66.3 67
1988 66.7 67.3
1989 67.1 67.6
1990 67.8 67.8
1991 68.2 68
1992 68.5 68.5
1993 68.8 68.8
1994 69.3 69.2
1995 69.6 69.5
1996 70 69.8
1997 70.3 70
1998 70.6 70.3
1999 70.8 70.6
2000 70.3 70.8
2001 69.8 71
2002 70.9 71.2
2003 71 71.4
2004 71.1 71.5
2005 72 71.5
2006 71.8 71.6
2007 72.1 71.6
2008 72.2 71.5
2009 72.3 69.5
2010 73.3 71.5
2011 73.6 71.4
2012 73.7 71.2
2013 74.1 71.2
2014 72.8 71.1
2015 74.6 71.1
2016 74.9 71
2017 75.2 71
2018 75.4 71.1
2019 75.8 70.3
2020 75 70.7
2021 73.9 71.1
2022 76.7 71.6
2023 65.2 71.7
2024 69.2 71.8
2025 73.1 71.9

Palestine and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Samoa
Year Population
Palestine Samoa
1960 - 112,490
1961 - 115,496
1962 - 118,597
1963 - 121,764
1964 - 124,894
1965 - 127,978
1966 - 131,073
1967 - 133,764
1968 - 136,020
1969 - 138,233
1970 - 140,400
1971 - 142,503
1972 - 144,538
1973 - 146,516
1974 - 149,431
1975 - 153,344
1976 - 157,113
1977 - 159,753
1978 - 161,375
1979 - 162,882
1980 - 164,322
1981 - 165,678
1982 - 166,484
1983 - 166,714
1984 - 166,796
1985 - 166,849
1986 - 167,061
1987 - 167,661
1988 - 168,346
1989 - 168,768
1990 1,978,248 169,042
1991 2,068,845 169,368
1992 2,163,591 170,331
1993 2,262,676 171,774
1994 2,366,298 173,159
1995 2,474,666 174,571
1996 2,587,997 176,071
1997 2,706,518 177,547
1998 2,776,568 178,905
1999 2,848,431 180,275
2000 2,922,153 181,685
2001 2,997,784 183,166
2002 3,075,373 184,471
2003 3,154,969 185,430
2004 3,236,626 186,249
2005 3,320,396 186,978
2006 3,406,334 187,709
2007 3,494,496 188,753
2008 3,591,977 190,107
2009 3,689,099 191,513
2010 3,786,161 193,023
2011 3,882,986 194,713
2012 3,979,998 196,498
2013 4,076,708 198,268
2014 4,173,398 200,037
2015 4,270,092 201,782
2016 4,367,088 203,499
2017 4,454,805 205,415
2018 4,569,087 207,582
2019 4,685,306 209,780
2020 4,803,269 211,944
2021 4,922,749 213,779
2022 5,043,612 215,261
2023 5,165,775 216,663
2024 5,289,152 218,019

Fertility rates in Palestine and Samoa

Fertility rate
Palestine

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Samoa
1960 - 7.78
1961 - 7.77
1962 - 7.76
1963 - 7.73
1964 - 7.7
1965 - 7.65
1966 - 7.6
1967 - 7.55
1968 - 7.5
1969 - 7.43
1970 - 7.34
1971 - 7.22
1972 - 7.07
1973 - 6.91
1974 - 6.75
1975 - 6.61
1976 - 6.47
1977 - 6.31
1978 - 6.15
1979 - 5.99
1980 - 5.86
1981 - 5.75
1982 - 5.68
1983 - 5.62
1984 - 5.55
1985 - 5.49
1986 - 5.42
1987 - 5.32
1988 - 5.21
1989 - 5.11
1990 6.81 5.01
1991 6.75 4.91
1992 6.65 4.87
1993 6.5 4.83
1994 6.33 4.79
1995 6.16 4.77
1996 5.99 4.74
1997 5.82 4.7
1998 5.69 4.64
1999 5.58 4.57
2000 5.46 4.52
2001 5.34 4.48
2002 5.22 4.44
2003 5.06 4.39
2004 4.97 4.34
2005 4.87 4.32
2006 4.74 4.32
2007 4.63 4.36
2008 4.51 4.42
2009 4.44 4.47
2010 4.43 4.52
2011 4.31 4.56
2012 4.15 4.55
2013 4.05 4.49
2014 4 4.42
2015 3.98 4.34
2016 3.89 4.26
2017 3.77 4.2
2018 3.67 4.14
2019 3.59 4.06
2020 3.51 4
2021 3.44 3.94
2022 3.38 3.88
2023 3.31 3.83

Palestine and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Palestine Samoa
1960 - 15
1961 - 14.9
1962 - 14.8
1963 - 14.6
1964 - 14.6
1965 - 14.5
1966 - 14.5
1967 - 14.5
1968 - 14.5
1969 - 14.5
1970 - 14.6
1971 - 14.7
1972 - 14.8
1973 - 14.9
1974 - 15
1975 - 15.3
1976 - 15.5
1977 - 15.8
1978 - 16
1979 - 16.2
1980 - 16.4
1981 - 16.6
1982 - 16.8
1983 - 17.1
1984 - 17.4
1985 - 17.6
1986 - 17.8
1987 - 18
1988 - 18.2
1989 - 18.3
1990 15.4 18.4
1991 15.4 18.5
1992 15.4 18.7
1993 15.5 19
1994 15.5 19.3
1995 15.6 19.6
1996 15.7 19.7
1997 15.8 19.8
1998 15.9 19.9
1999 16 19.9
2000 16.2 19.8
2001 16.3 19.7
2002 16.5 19.7
2003 16.7 19.9
2004 16.9 20.1
2005 17.1 20.3
2006 17.4 20.4
2007 17.6 20.6
2008 17.9 20.7
2009 18.1 20.8
2010 18.4 20.8
2011 18.6 20.8
2012 18.9 20.8
2013 19.1 21
2014 19.4 21.1
2015 19.6 21.2
2016 19.8 21.3
2017 19.9 21.4
2018 20 21.4
2019 20.2 21.5
2020 20.3 21.4
2021 20.4 21.4
2022 20.6 21.1
2023 20.8 21
2024 20.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
5.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Palestine Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palestine Samoa
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
48
2025
Higher education index
48
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
13
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
99.1%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Palestine Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Samoa
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
715 mi
2018

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