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Samoa vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 168th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Saudi Arabia
Population
220288
36428123
Population rank 177/197 44/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$1.24T
2024
GDP rank 187/197 18/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$35,057
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 32/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$71,243
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$370B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
34.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$10,473
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 58/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$25,072
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
830,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
42.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
2.28
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
79.2 years
2025

Samoa and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Saudi Arabia
Year GDP
Samoa Saudi Arabia
1960 - $1,748,124,064
1961 - $1,920,811,284
1962 - $2,130,606,532
1963 - $2,207,393,172
1964 - $2,371,808,713
1965 - $2,647,955,558
1966 - $2,920,555,557
1967 - $3,257,022,223
1968 - $4,187,777,711
1969 - $4,485,777,644
1970 $45,208,338 $5,377,333,333
1971 $53,719,569 $7,184,806,909
1972 $62,566,116 $9,664,267,087
1973 $82,452,985 $14,947,435,499
1974 $93,549,611 $45,412,957,746
1975 $93,489,283 $46,773,208,643
1976 $85,003,078 $64,005,665,722
1977 $98,295,671 $74,188,986,586
1978 $108,223,444 $80,266,516,687
1979 $122,257,393 $111,858,444,786
1980 $125,747,038 $164,539,660,725
1981 $118,190,655 $184,291,360,139
1982 $121,221,652 $153,240,313,858
1983 $111,862,824 $129,171,635,311
1984 $109,200,934 $119,624,858,116
1985 $95,572,173 $103,897,846,494
1986 $100,947,849 $86,961,922,765
1987 $111,713,922 $85,695,861,148
1988 $133,016,065 $88,256,074,766
1989 $122,888,610 $95,344,459,279
1990 $125,766,270 $117,630,173,565
1991 $125,597,205 $132,223,230,975
1992 $132,303,041 $137,087,850,467
1993 $133,122,897 $132,967,957,276
1994 $221,098,107 $135,174,899,866
1995 $224,865,731 $143,343,124,166
1996 $249,907,869 $158,662,483,311
1997 $285,475,592 $165,963,684,913
1998 $269,485,244 $146,775,466,667
1999 $255,408,060 $161,717,066,667
2000 $258,856,140 $189,514,933,333
2001 $266,299,591 $184,137,600,000
2002 $281,790,134 $189,605,866,667
2003 $333,426,188 $215,807,733,333
2004 $407,747,565 $258,742,133,333
2005 $476,801,793 $328,459,608,764
2006 $499,923,758 $376,900,133,511
2007 $573,548,460 $415,964,509,673
2008 $641,346,192 $519,796,800,000
2009 $628,006,115 $429,097,866,667
2010 $680,260,907 $528,207,466,667
2011 $744,097,050 $680,660,800,000
2012 $773,141,661 $751,921,333,333
2013 $797,736,334 $769,755,733,333
2014 $796,683,520 $787,153,066,667
2015 $824,150,499 $693,414,400,000
2016 $843,924,797 $689,279,466,667
2017 $884,844,384 $741,266,133,333
2018 $878,448,433 $886,564,800,000
2019 $912,950,466 $888,890,133,333
2020 $868,898,358 $767,951,200,000
2021 $843,923,639 $982,661,066,667
2022 $832,945,206 $1,239,075,200,000
2023 $938,189,444 $1,218,584,533,333
2024 $1,068,025,244 $1,237,529,866,667

Samoa and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Saudi Arabia
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Saudi Arabia
1960 - $718
1961 - $760
1962 - $813
1963 - $812
1964 - $840
1965 - $904
1966 - $961
1967 - $1,032
1968 - $1,276
1969 - $1,313
1970 $322 $1,509
1971 $377 $1,929
1972 $433 $2,474
1973 $563 $3,640
1974 $626 $10,503
1975 $610 $10,266
1976 $541 $13,313
1977 $615 $14,595
1978 $671 $14,914
1979 $751 $19,612
1980 $765 $27,206
1981 $713 $28,703
1982 $728 $22,454
1983 $671 $17,810
1984 $655 $15,541
1985 $573 $12,745
1986 $604 $10,078
1987 $666 $9,386
1988 $790 $9,165
1989 $728 $9,414
1990 $744 $11,055
1991 $742 $11,847
1992 $777 $11,730
1993 $775 $10,885
1994 $1,277 $10,602
1995 $1,288 $10,786
1996 $1,419 $11,472
1997 $1,608 $11,545
1998 $1,506 $9,836
1999 $1,417 $10,452
2000 $1,425 $11,715
2001 $1,454 $10,805
2002 $1,528 $10,586
2003 $1,798 $11,487
2004 $2,189 $13,154
2005 $2,550 $15,976
2006 $2,663 $17,564
2007 $3,039 $18,596
2008 $3,374 $22,320
2009 $3,279 $17,718
2010 $3,524 $22,028
2011 $3,822 $27,127
2012 $3,935 $28,733
2013 $4,024 $27,865
2014 $3,983 $27,805
2015 $4,084 $23,256
2016 $4,147 $22,268
2017 $4,308 $23,929
2018 $4,232 $29,360
2019 $4,352 $29,567
2020 $4,100 $24,339
2021 $3,948 $31,921
2022 $3,869 $38,510
2023 $4,330 $36,157
2024 $4,899 $35,057

Samoa vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Saudi Arabia
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Saudi Arabia
1950 49.2 40
1951 49.8 40.6
1952 50.4 41.1
1953 51 41.6
1954 51.6 42.1
1955 52.2 42.6
1956 52.8 43.1
1957 53.4 43.7
1958 54 44.2
1959 54.6 44.8
1960 55.2 45.3
1961 55.7 45.9
1962 56.3 46.5
1963 56.9 47.1
1964 54 47.7
1965 57.9 48.4
1966 58.2 49.2
1967 58.9 50
1968 59.4 50.9
1969 59.9 51.8
1970 60.4 52.7
1971 60.9 53.7
1972 61.4 54.7
1973 61.9 55.8
1974 62.3 56.8
1975 62.8 57.8
1976 63.3 58.8
1977 63.7 59.7
1978 64.1 60.7
1979 64.5 61.5
1980 65 62.4
1981 65.3 63.3
1982 65.6 64
1983 66 64.7
1984 66.3 65.4
1985 66.6 66
1986 66.8 66.6
1987 67 67.2
1988 67.3 67.8
1989 67.6 68.4
1990 67.8 68.9
1991 68 69.3
1992 68.5 69.8
1993 68.8 70.2
1994 69.2 70.6
1995 69.5 70.9
1996 69.8 71.3
1997 70 71.6
1998 70.3 72
1999 70.6 72.3
2000 70.8 72.6
2001 71 73
2002 71.2 73.3
2003 71.4 73.7
2004 71.5 74
2005 71.5 74.4
2006 71.6 74.8
2007 71.6 75.1
2008 71.5 75.3
2009 69.5 75.4
2010 71.5 75.6
2011 71.4 75.8
2012 71.2 76.1
2013 71.2 76.5
2014 71.1 77.1
2015 71.1 77.8
2016 71 78.4
2017 71 78.7
2018 71.1 78.7
2019 70.3 78.3
2020 70.7 77.6
2021 71.1 77.1
2022 71.6 77.3
2023 71.7 78.7
2024 71.8 79
2025 71.9 79.2

Samoa and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Saudi Arabia
Year Population
Samoa Saudi Arabia
1960 112,490 2,435,403
1961 115,496 2,526,347
1962 118,597 2,620,910
1963 121,764 2,719,341
1964 124,894 2,821,968
1965 127,978 2,928,771
1966 131,073 3,039,887
1967 133,764 3,157,242
1968 136,020 3,282,711
1969 138,233 3,417,114
1970 140,400 3,562,470
1971 142,503 3,724,031
1972 144,538 3,905,722
1973 146,516 4,106,344
1974 149,431 4,323,632
1975 153,344 4,556,287
1976 157,113 4,807,933
1977 159,753 5,083,048
1978 161,375 5,381,902
1979 162,882 5,703,698
1980 164,322 6,047,997
1981 165,678 6,420,551
1982 166,484 6,824,486
1983 166,714 7,252,941
1984 166,796 7,697,307
1985 166,849 8,151,779
1986 167,061 8,628,639
1987 167,661 9,130,194
1988 168,346 9,629,165
1989 168,768 10,128,394
1990 169,042 10,640,691
1991 169,368 11,160,744
1992 170,331 11,686,676
1993 171,774 12,215,862
1994 173,159 12,750,040
1995 174,571 13,289,245
1996 176,071 13,831,009
1997 177,547 14,374,943
1998 178,905 14,922,185
1999 180,275 15,472,075
2000 181,685 16,177,722
2001 183,166 17,041,397
2002 184,471 17,910,910
2003 185,430 18,786,767
2004 186,249 19,669,480
2005 186,978 20,559,890
2006 187,709 21,459,144
2007 188,753 22,368,313
2008 190,107 23,287,877
2009 191,513 24,217,654
2010 193,023 23,978,487
2011 194,713 25,091,867
2012 196,498 26,168,861
2013 198,268 27,624,004
2014 200,037 28,309,273
2015 201,782 29,816,382
2016 203,499 30,954,198
2017 205,415 30,977,355
2018 207,582 30,196,281
2019 209,780 30,063,799
2020 211,944 31,552,510
2021 213,779 30,784,383
2022 215,261 32,175,224
2023 216,663 33,702,731
2024 218,019 35,300,280

Fertility rates in Samoa and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate
Samoa

Saudi Arabia
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Saudi Arabia
1960 7.78 7.63
1961 7.77 7.63
1962 7.76 7.64
1963 7.73 7.65
1964 7.7 7.67
1965 7.65 7.66
1966 7.6 7.66
1967 7.55 7.66
1968 7.5 7.63
1969 7.43 7.6
1970 7.34 7.58
1971 7.22 7.56
1972 7.07 7.54
1973 6.91 7.48
1974 6.75 7.43
1975 6.61 7.37
1976 6.47 7.33
1977 6.31 7.3
1978 6.15 7.26
1979 5.99 7.23
1980 5.86 7.15
1981 5.75 7.07
1982 5.68 6.98
1983 5.62 6.88
1984 5.55 6.78
1985 5.49 6.65
1986 5.42 6.52
1987 5.32 6.34
1988 5.21 6.15
1989 5.11 5.98
1990 5.01 5.8
1991 4.91 5.64
1992 4.87 5.49
1993 4.83 5.33
1994 4.79 5.16
1995 4.77 4.99
1996 4.74 4.81
1997 4.7 4.66
1998 4.64 4.52
1999 4.57 4.35
2000 4.52 4.21
2001 4.48 3.96
2002 4.44 3.71
2003 4.39 3.47
2004 4.34 3.26
2005 4.32 3.16
2006 4.32 3.18
2007 4.36 3.19
2008 4.42 3.07
2009 4.47 2.95
2010 4.52 2.81
2011 4.56 2.8
2012 4.55 2.78
2013 4.49 2.67
2014 4.42 2.68
2015 4.34 2.63
2016 4.26 2.65
2017 4.2 2.67
2018 4.14 2.67
2019 4.06 2.49
2020 4 2.27
2021 3.94 2.17
2022 3.88 2.14
2023 3.83 2.28

Samoa and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Saudi Arabia
Year Median age, years
Samoa Saudi Arabia
1960 15 18.6
1961 14.9 18.5
1962 14.8 18.4
1963 14.6 18.2
1964 14.6 18
1965 14.5 17.9
1966 14.5 17.7
1967 14.5 17.6
1968 14.5 17.5
1969 14.5 17.4
1970 14.6 17.4
1971 14.7 17.4
1972 14.8 17.4
1973 14.9 17.5
1974 15 17.6
1975 15.3 17.7
1976 15.5 17.8
1977 15.8 17.9
1978 16 18
1979 16.2 18.1
1980 16.4 18.2
1981 16.6 18.3
1982 16.8 18.4
1983 17.1 18.5
1984 17.4 18.6
1985 17.6 18.7
1986 17.8 18.7
1987 18 18.8
1988 18.2 18.9
1989 18.3 19
1990 18.4 19
1991 18.5 19.2
1992 18.7 19.3
1993 19 19.4
1994 19.3 19.6
1995 19.6 19.7
1996 19.7 19.9
1997 19.8 20.2
1998 19.9 20.4
1999 19.9 20.7
2000 19.8 20.8
2001 19.7 20.7
2002 19.7 20.8
2003 19.9 21.1
2004 20.1 21.4
2005 20.3 21.9
2006 20.4 22.3
2007 20.6 22.8
2008 20.7 23.4
2009 20.8 23.9
2010 20.8 24.5
2011 20.8 25.2
2012 20.8 25.9
2013 21 26.6
2014 21.1 27.2
2015 21.2 27.9
2016 21.3 28.6
2017 21.4 29
2018 21.4 29.3
2019 21.5 29.3
2020 21.4 29.4
2021 21.4 29.5
2022 21.1 29.7
2023 21 30.2
2024 20.9 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Saudi Arabia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$1.26T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
32.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
5.11%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
7.09%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
282,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-4.93%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
3.52%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
47.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
351,855
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.44%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
352
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.73T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$464B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
20,292,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
3.26%
2020
Banked people share n/a
78.8%
2024

Energy

Samoa Saudi Arabia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
7,530 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$9.56
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
623 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
18.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.09%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-178.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,835 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Saudi Arabia
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+122,170
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
85.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
67.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
59
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
0.8
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
35.9
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
104
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
97.9%
2024
English speaking
49.9%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Samoa Saudi Arabia
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$1,593
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$175.5
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
79.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
3.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
6.2
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
42.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
23.1%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Saudi Arabia
% of world land
0.002%
2025
1.44%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
23,513 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
670,418 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
3,772 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
137,554 mi
2006

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