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Samoa vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 168th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Seychelles
Population
220288
125181
Population rank 177/197 181/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Samoa and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Seychelles
Year GDP
Samoa Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 $45,208,338 $18,432,032
1971 $53,719,569 $21,965,951
1972 $62,566,116 $30,645,123
1973 $82,452,985 $36,896,280
1974 $93,549,611 $43,134,496
1975 $93,489,283 $47,803,146
1976 $85,003,078 $49,278,982
1977 $98,295,671 $64,526,401
1978 $108,223,444 $85,552,366
1979 $122,257,393 $127,261,099
1980 $125,747,038 $156,783,830
1981 $118,190,655 $163,750,728
1982 $121,221,652 $157,211,790
1983 $111,862,824 $156,098,237
1984 $109,200,934 $160,992,921
1985 $95,572,173 $179,691,483
1986 $100,947,849 $221,147,061
1987 $111,713,922 $265,212,957
1988 $133,016,065 $301,985,618
1989 $122,888,610 $324,333,367
1990 $125,766,270 $392,163,561
1991 $125,597,205 $398,307,170
1992 $132,303,041 $461,409,399
1993 $133,122,897 $504,230,621
1994 $221,098,107 $517,570,058
1995 $224,865,731 $540,733,048
1996 $249,907,869 $535,250,347
1997 $285,475,592 $598,966,982
1998 $269,485,244 $647,287,376
1999 $255,408,060 $662,838,615
2000 $258,856,140 $654,212,394
2001 $266,299,591 $662,064,156
2002 $281,790,134 $742,134,838
2003 $333,426,188 $750,847,230
2004 $407,747,565 $893,012,218
2005 $476,801,793 $977,899,382
2006 $499,923,758 $1,081,441,283
2007 $573,548,460 $1,077,308,814
2008 $641,346,192 $979,597,394
2009 $628,006,115 $850,901,620
2010 $680,260,907 $981,616,542
2011 $744,097,050 $1,058,918,707
2012 $773,141,661 $1,089,407,839
2013 $797,736,334 $1,333,160,407
2014 $796,683,520 $1,387,577,870
2015 $824,150,499 $1,432,403,352
2016 $843,924,797 $1,568,513,348
2017 $884,844,384 $1,675,370,641
2018 $878,448,433 $1,784,313,927
2019 $912,950,466 $1,868,690,097
2020 $868,898,358 $1,382,551,752
2021 $843,923,639 $1,487,173,795
2022 $832,945,206 $2,018,346,589
2023 $938,189,444 $2,187,379,755
2024 $1,068,025,244 $2,167,239,562

Samoa and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 $322 $344
1971 $377 $402
1972 $433 $547
1973 $563 $649
1974 $626 $745
1975 $610 $806
1976 $541 $814
1977 $615 $1,044
1978 $671 $1,377
1979 $751 $2,030
1980 $765 $2,478
1981 $713 $2,557
1982 $728 $2,441
1983 $671 $2,426
1984 $655 $2,488
1985 $573 $2,754
1986 $604 $3,368
1987 $666 $3,872
1988 $790 $4,392
1989 $728 $4,689
1990 $744 $5,642
1991 $742 $5,655
1992 $777 $6,520
1993 $775 $6,979
1994 $1,277 $6,975
1995 $1,288 $7,181
1996 $1,419 $7,004
1997 $1,608 $7,747
1998 $1,506 $8,210
1999 $1,417 $8,243
2000 $1,425 $8,064
2001 $1,454 $8,153
2002 $1,528 $8,864
2003 $1,798 $9,070
2004 $2,189 $10,828
2005 $2,550 $11,802
2006 $2,663 $12,783
2007 $3,039 $12,669
2008 $3,374 $11,265
2009 $3,279 $9,747
2010 $3,524 $10,935
2011 $3,822 $12,110
2012 $3,935 $12,337
2013 $4,024 $14,821
2014 $3,983 $15,188
2015 $4,084 $15,333
2016 $4,147 $16,567
2017 $4,308 $17,480
2018 $4,232 $18,440
2019 $4,352 $19,142
2020 $4,100 $14,041
2021 $3,948 $14,983
2022 $3,869 $16,837
2023 $4,330 $18,263
2024 $4,899 $17,859

Samoa vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Seychelles
1950 49.2 57.8
1951 49.8 58
1952 50.4 58.4
1953 51 58.7
1954 51.6 59
1955 52.2 59.4
1956 52.8 59.8
1957 53.4 60.2
1958 54 60.4
1959 54.6 60.4
1960 55.2 60.5
1961 55.7 60.6
1962 56.3 60.7
1963 56.9 60.9
1964 54 61.2
1965 57.9 61.4
1966 58.2 61.7
1967 58.9 62.1
1968 59.4 62.6
1969 59.9 63.3
1970 60.4 64
1971 60.9 64.6
1972 61.4 65.3
1973 61.9 65.9
1974 62.3 66.4
1975 62.8 66.8
1976 63.3 67.2
1977 63.7 67.6
1978 64.1 67.9
1979 64.5 68.2
1980 65 68.5
1981 65.3 68.7
1982 65.6 69
1983 66 69.3
1984 66.3 69.5
1985 66.6 69.6
1986 66.8 69.8
1987 67 69.9
1988 67.3 70
1989 67.6 70.1
1990 67.8 70.2
1991 68 70.3
1992 68.5 70.3
1993 68.8 70.4
1994 69.2 70.5
1995 69.5 70.6
1996 69.8 70.8
1997 70 70.8
1998 70.3 71.1
1999 70.6 71.2
2000 70.8 71.3
2001 71 71.4
2002 71.2 71.5
2003 71.4 71.7
2004 71.5 71.7
2005 71.5 71.9
2006 71.6 72
2007 71.6 72.2
2008 71.5 72.3
2009 69.5 72.4
2010 71.5 72.5
2011 71.4 72.5
2012 71.2 72.5
2013 71.2 72.4
2014 71.1 72.4
2015 71.1 72.3
2016 71 72.2
2017 71 72.2
2018 71.1 72.2
2019 70.3 72.1
2020 70.7 74.1
2021 71.1 71.2
2022 71.6 71.2
2023 71.7 72.9
2024 71.8 73
2025 71.9 73.1

Samoa and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Seychelles
Year Population
Samoa Seychelles
1960 112,490 41,700
1961 115,496 42,889
1962 118,597 44,042
1963 121,764 45,176
1964 124,894 46,322
1965 127,978 47,500
1966 131,073 48,699
1967 133,764 49,911
1968 136,020 51,134
1969 138,233 52,365
1970 140,400 53,600
1971 142,503 54,695
1972 144,538 56,029
1973 146,516 56,892
1974 149,431 57,937
1975 153,344 59,292
1976 157,113 60,504
1977 159,753 61,786
1978 161,375 62,150
1979 162,882 62,686
1980 164,322 63,261
1981 165,678 64,035
1982 166,484 64,413
1983 166,714 64,335
1984 166,796 64,717
1985 166,849 65,244
1986 167,061 65,652
1987 167,661 68,499
1988 168,346 68,755
1989 168,768 69,167
1990 169,042 69,507
1991 169,368 70,439
1992 170,331 70,763
1993 171,774 72,253
1994 173,159 74,205
1995 174,571 75,304
1996 176,071 76,417
1997 177,547 77,319
1998 178,905 78,846
1999 180,275 80,410
2000 181,685 81,131
2001 183,166 81,202
2002 184,471 83,723
2003 185,430 82,781
2004 186,249 82,475
2005 186,978 82,858
2006 187,709 84,600
2007 188,753 85,033
2008 190,107 86,956
2009 191,513 87,298
2010 193,023 89,770
2011 194,713 87,441
2012 196,498 88,303
2013 198,268 89,949
2014 200,037 91,359
2015 201,782 93,419
2016 203,499 94,677
2017 205,415 95,843
2018 207,582 96,762
2019 209,780 97,625
2020 211,944 98,462
2021 213,779 99,258
2022 215,261 119,878
2023 216,663 119,773
2024 218,019 121,354

Fertility rates in Samoa and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Samoa

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Seychelles
1960 7.78 5.31
1961 7.77 5.42
1962 7.76 5.51
1963 7.73 5.61
1964 7.7 5.69
1965 7.65 5.72
1966 7.6 6.13
1967 7.55 5.9
1968 7.5 5.61
1969 7.43 5.48
1970 7.34 5.31
1971 7.22 5.69
1972 7.07 5.16
1973 6.91 4.78
1974 6.75 5.1
1975 6.61 4.75
1976 6.47 4.09
1977 6.31 3.75
1978 6.15 3.92
1979 5.99 3.66
1980 5.86 3.79
1981 5.75 3.67
1982 5.68 3.13
1983 5.62 3.22
1984 5.55 3.24
1985 5.49 3.09
1986 5.42 3.07
1987 5.32 2.92
1988 5.21 2.79
1989 5.11 2.67
1990 5.01 2.61
1991 4.91 2.69
1992 4.87 2.53
1993 4.83 2.58
1994 4.79 2.6
1995 4.77 2.36
1996 4.74 2.31
1997 4.7 2.1
1998 4.64 2.04
1999 4.57 2.04
2000 4.52 2.08
2001 4.48 1.98
2002 4.44 2.04
2003 4.39 2.06
2004 4.34 2.01
2005 4.32 2.2
2006 4.32 2.11
2007 4.36 2.24
2008 4.42 2.33
2009 4.47 2.38
2010 4.52 2.16
2011 4.56 2.33
2012 4.55 2.37
2013 4.49 2.26
2014 4.42 2.25
2015 4.34 2.31
2016 4.26 2.39
2017 4.2 2.41
2018 4.14 2.41
2019 4.06 2.36
2020 4 2.29
2021 3.94 2.46
2022 3.88 2.01
2023 3.83 2.02

Samoa and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Samoa Seychelles
1960 15 21.9
1961 14.9 21.6
1962 14.8 21.3
1963 14.6 21
1964 14.6 20.6
1965 14.5 20.2
1966 14.5 19.8
1967 14.5 19.4
1968 14.5 19
1969 14.5 18.7
1970 14.6 18.5
1971 14.7 18.4
1972 14.8 18.5
1973 14.9 18.6
1974 15 18.7
1975 15.3 18.9
1976 15.5 19
1977 15.8 19.3
1978 16 19.6
1979 16.2 19.9
1980 16.4 20.4
1981 16.6 20.7
1982 16.8 21.1
1983 17.1 21.4
1984 17.4 21.7
1985 17.6 22
1986 17.8 22.3
1987 18 22.5
1988 18.2 22.9
1989 18.3 23.3
1990 18.4 23.6
1991 18.5 24
1992 18.7 24.5
1993 19 24.8
1994 19.3 25.2
1995 19.6 25.4
1996 19.7 25.7
1997 19.8 26.1
1998 19.9 26.4
1999 19.9 26.8
2000 19.8 27.3
2001 19.7 27.7
2002 19.7 28.1
2003 19.9 28.5
2004 20.1 28.9
2005 20.3 29.3
2006 20.4 29.6
2007 20.6 30
2008 20.7 30.4
2009 20.8 30.8
2010 20.8 31.2
2011 20.8 31.4
2012 20.8 31.5
2013 21 31.6
2014 21.1 31.8
2015 21.2 32.1
2016 21.3 32.3
2017 21.4 32.6
2018 21.4 32.9
2019 21.5 33.2
2020 21.4 33.6
2021 21.4 34
2022 21.1 34.4
2023 21 34.7
2024 20.9 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
18.4%
2020

Energy

Samoa Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Seychelles
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
72
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
49.9%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Samoa Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Seychelles
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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