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Qatar vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 158th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Samoa
Population
2964497
220288
Population rank 137/197 177/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Qatar and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Samoa
Year GDP
Qatar Samoa
1970 $301,791,302 $45,208,338
1971 $387,703,106 $53,719,569
1972 $510,262,500 $62,566,116
1973 $793,885,560 $82,452,985
1974 $2,401,403,227 $93,549,611
1975 $2,512,773,166 $93,489,283
1976 $3,284,273,987 $85,003,078
1977 $3,617,564,638 $98,295,671
1978 $4,052,000,413 $108,223,444
1979 $5,632,962,997 $122,257,393
1980 $7,829,165,262 $125,747,038
1981 $8,661,263,764 $118,190,655
1982 $7,596,703,214 $121,221,652
1983 $6,467,582,308 $111,862,824
1984 $6,704,395,824 $109,200,934
1985 $6,153,296,456 $95,572,173
1986 $5,053,021,951 $100,947,849
1987 $5,446,428,681 $111,713,922
1988 $6,038,187,033 $133,016,065
1989 $6,487,912,088 $122,888,610
1990 $7,360,439,423 $125,766,270
1991 $6,883,516,484 $125,597,205
1992 $7,646,153,984 $132,303,041
1993 $7,156,593,654 $133,122,897
1994 $7,374,450,769 $221,098,107
1995 $8,137,911,978 $224,865,731
1996 $9,059,340,385 $249,907,869
1997 $11,297,802,115 $285,475,592
1998 $10,255,495,027 $269,485,244
1999 $12,393,131,868 $255,408,060
2000 $17,759,890,110 $258,856,140
2001 $17,538,461,538 $266,299,591
2002 $19,363,736,264 $281,790,134
2003 $23,533,791,209 $333,426,188
2004 $31,734,065,934 $407,747,565
2005 $44,530,494,505 $476,801,793
2006 $60,882,142,857 $499,923,758
2007 $79,712,087,912 $573,548,460
2008 $115,270,054,945 $641,346,192
2009 $97,798,351,648 $628,006,115
2010 $125,122,306,346 $680,260,907
2011 $167,775,268,626 $744,097,050
2012 $186,833,502,363 $773,141,661
2013 $198,727,642,967 $797,736,334
2014 $206,224,598,571 $796,683,520
2015 $161,739,955,577 $824,150,499
2016 $151,732,181,868 $843,924,797
2017 $161,099,122,225 $884,844,384
2018 $183,334,953,819 $878,448,433
2019 $176,371,267,692 $912,950,466
2020 $144,411,363,352 $868,898,358
2021 $179,732,009,560 $843,923,639
2022 $235,709,325,714 $832,945,206
2023 $213,002,809,341 $938,189,444
2024 $217,982,967,033 $1,068,025,244

Qatar and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Samoa
1970 $2,594 $322
1971 $2,952 $377
1972 $3,483 $433
1973 $4,905 $563
1974 $13,540 $626
1975 $13,014 $610
1976 $15,710 $541
1977 $16,058 $615
1978 $16,757 $671
1979 $21,777 $751
1980 $28,375 $765
1981 $29,505 $713
1982 $24,385 $728
1983 $19,616 $671
1984 $19,272 $655
1985 $16,815 $573
1986 $13,213 $604
1987 $13,719 $666
1988 $14,682 $790
1989 $15,243 $728
1990 $16,722 $744
1991 $15,133 $742
1992 $16,280 $777
1993 $14,770 $775
1994 $14,765 $1,277
1995 $15,823 $1,288
1996 $17,125 $1,419
1997 $20,523 $1,608
1998 $17,665 $1,506
1999 $20,234 $1,417
2000 $27,535 $1,425
2001 $25,871 $1,454
2002 $27,227 $1,528
2003 $31,602 $1,798
2004 $41,036 $2,189
2005 $53,950 $2,550
2006 $62,582 $2,663
2007 $65,954 $3,039
2008 $80,781 $3,374
2009 $60,786 $3,279
2010 $77,387 $3,524
2011 $103,262 $3,822
2012 $108,470 $3,935
2013 $103,697 $4,024
2014 $95,841 $3,983
2015 $68,985 $4,084
2016 $61,254 $4,147
2017 $63,280 $4,308
2018 $71,040 $4,232
2019 $66,841 $4,352
2020 $51,684 $4,100
2021 $71,752 $3,948
2022 $88,701 $3,869
2023 $80,196 $4,330
2024 $76,276 $4,899

Qatar vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Samoa
1950 50.8 49.2
1951 51.5 49.8
1952 52.1 50.4
1953 52.8 51
1954 53.5 51.6
1955 54.2 52.2
1956 54.9 52.8
1957 55.6 53.4
1958 56.3 54
1959 57 54.6
1960 57.8 55.2
1961 58.5 55.7
1962 59.2 56.3
1963 60 56.9
1964 60.7 54
1965 61.4 57.9
1966 62.2 58.2
1967 62.9 58.9
1968 63.6 59.4
1969 64.2 59.9
1970 64.9 60.4
1971 65.5 60.9
1972 66.1 61.4
1973 66.6 61.9
1974 67.2 62.3
1975 67.7 62.8
1976 68.2 63.3
1977 68.6 63.7
1978 69.1 64.1
1979 69.5 64.5
1980 69.9 65
1981 70.3 65.3
1982 70.7 65.6
1983 71.1 66
1984 71.5 66.3
1985 71.8 66.6
1986 72.2 66.8
1987 72.5 67
1988 72.8 67.3
1989 73.1 67.6
1990 73.4 67.8
1991 73.7 68
1992 73.9 68.5
1993 74.1 68.8
1994 74.2 69.2
1995 74.4 69.5
1996 74.6 69.8
1997 74.7 70
1998 74.9 70.3
1999 75 70.6
2000 75.3 70.8
2001 75.5 71
2002 75.8 71.2
2003 76.1 71.4
2004 76.5 71.5
2005 76.9 71.5
2006 77.3 71.6
2007 77.7 71.6
2008 78.3 71.5
2009 78.8 69.5
2010 79.4 71.5
2011 80 71.4
2012 80.5 71.2
2013 81 71.2
2014 81.4 71.1
2015 81.8 71.1
2016 82.1 71
2017 82.5 71
2018 82.7 71.1
2019 82.9 70.3
2020 80.4 70.7
2021 81.1 71.1
2022 81.9 71.6
2023 82.4 71.7
2024 82.5 71.8
2025 82.7 71.9

Qatar and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Samoa
Year Population
Qatar Samoa
1960 36,010 112,490
1961 39,680 115,496
1962 44,630 118,597
1963 50,380 121,764
1964 56,867 124,894
1965 64,065 127,978
1966 72,192 131,073
1967 81,439 133,764
1968 91,749 136,020
1969 103,025 138,233
1970 116,350 140,400
1971 131,346 142,503
1972 146,506 144,538
1973 161,841 146,516
1974 177,362 149,431
1975 193,087 153,344
1976 209,052 157,113
1977 225,285 159,753
1978 241,808 161,375
1979 258,670 162,882
1980 275,913 164,322
1981 293,553 165,678
1982 311,537 166,484
1983 329,709 166,714
1984 347,878 166,796
1985 365,940 166,849
1986 382,422 167,061
1987 397,005 167,661
1988 411,264 168,346
1989 425,646 168,768
1990 440,175 169,042
1991 454,853 169,368
1992 469,657 170,331
1993 484,545 171,774
1994 499,459 173,159
1995 514,325 174,571
1996 529,019 176,071
1997 550,500 177,547
1998 580,540 178,905
1999 612,500 180,275
2000 644,989 181,685
2001 677,925 183,166
2002 711,205 184,471
2003 744,682 185,430
2004 773,332 186,249
2005 825,408 186,978
2006 972,831 187,709
2007 1,208,595 188,753
2008 1,426,938 190,107
2009 1,608,903 191,513
2010 1,616,832 193,023
2011 1,624,761 194,713
2012 1,722,438 196,498
2013 1,916,426 198,268
2014 2,151,745 200,037
2015 2,344,557 201,782
2016 2,477,113 203,499
2017 2,545,820 205,415
2018 2,580,734 207,582
2019 2,638,657 209,780
2020 2,794,148 211,944
2021 2,504,910 213,779
2022 2,657,333 215,261
2023 2,656,032 216,663
2024 2,857,822 218,019

Fertility rates in Qatar and Samoa

Fertility rate
Qatar

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Samoa
1960 6.53 7.78
1961 6.53 7.77
1962 6.53 7.76
1963 6.53 7.73
1964 6.53 7.7
1965 6.53 7.65
1966 6.52 7.6
1967 6.46 7.55
1968 6.39 7.5
1969 6.31 7.43
1970 6.23 7.34
1971 6.15 7.22
1972 6.07 7.07
1973 6.01 6.91
1974 5.94 6.75
1975 5.86 6.61
1976 5.78 6.47
1977 5.69 6.31
1978 5.58 6.15
1979 5.46 5.99
1980 5.33 5.86
1981 5.2 5.75
1982 5.04 5.68
1983 4.9 5.62
1984 4.76 5.55
1985 4.64 5.49
1986 4.57 5.42
1987 4.54 5.32
1988 4.51 5.21
1989 4.41 5.11
1990 4.23 5.01
1991 3.99 4.91
1992 3.85 4.87
1993 3.77 4.83
1994 3.67 4.79
1995 3.56 4.77
1996 3.44 4.74
1997 3.33 4.7
1998 3.21 4.64
1999 3.12 4.57
2000 3.07 4.52
2001 3.08 4.48
2002 3.01 4.44
2003 2.93 4.39
2004 2.79 4.34
2005 2.64 4.32
2006 2.51 4.32
2007 2.44 4.36
2008 2.37 4.42
2009 2.25 4.47
2010 2.14 4.52
2011 2.07 4.56
2012 2.04 4.55
2013 2.03 4.49
2014 2.03 4.42
2015 1.98 4.34
2016 1.86 4.26
2017 1.83 4.2
2018 1.76 4.14
2019 1.73 4.06
2020 1.68 4
2021 1.61 3.94
2022 1.74 3.88
2023 1.73 3.83

Qatar and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Qatar Samoa
1960 18 15
1961 19 14.9
1962 20.1 14.8
1963 21.1 14.6
1964 21.8 14.6
1965 22.5 14.5
1966 23 14.5
1967 23.5 14.5
1968 24 14.5
1969 24.4 14.5
1970 23.7 14.6
1971 22.2 14.7
1972 21.3 14.8
1973 20.9 14.9
1974 20.8 15
1975 21 15.3
1976 21.3 15.5
1977 21.8 15.8
1978 22.3 16
1979 22.9 16.2
1980 23.5 16.4
1981 24.1 16.6
1982 24.8 16.8
1983 25.6 17.1
1984 26.3 17.4
1985 27 17.6
1986 27.4 17.8
1987 27.5 18
1988 27.5 18.2
1989 27.6 18.3
1990 27.7 18.4
1991 27.9 18.5
1992 28.1 18.7
1993 28.4 19
1994 28.7 19.3
1995 29.1 19.6
1996 29.6 19.7
1997 29.9 19.8
1998 29.8 19.9
1999 29.8 19.9
2000 29.9 19.8
2001 30.1 19.7
2002 30.5 19.7
2003 30.9 19.9
2004 31 20.1
2005 30.9 20.3
2006 30.6 20.4
2007 30.1 20.6
2008 30.1 20.7
2009 30.8 20.8
2010 31.3 20.8
2011 31.2 20.8
2012 31 20.8
2013 30.9 21
2014 31.1 21.1
2015 31.2 21.2
2016 31.4 21.3
2017 31.6 21.4
2018 31.9 21.4
2019 32.3 21.5
2020 32.6 21.4
2021 32.9 21.4
2022 33.4 21.1
2023 34.1 21
2024 34.5 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.7%
2013
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
n/a

Energy

Qatar Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Samoa
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
99.1%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Qatar Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Samoa
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
715 mi
2018

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