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Samoa vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 168th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Sierra Leone
Population
220288
8961932
Population rank 177/197 102/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Samoa and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Samoa Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 $45,208,338 $434,584,634
1971 $53,719,569 $419,495,788
1972 $62,566,116 $465,254,682
1973 $82,452,985 $575,471,814
1974 $93,549,611 $648,940,351
1975 $93,489,283 $679,352,876
1976 $85,003,078 $594,810,422
1977 $98,295,671 $692,079,407
1978 $108,223,444 $960,765,043
1979 $122,257,393 $1,109,343,425
1980 $125,747,038 $1,100,476,190
1981 $118,190,655 $1,114,926,661
1982 $121,221,652 $1,294,995,964
1983 $111,862,824 $995,278,515
1984 $109,200,934 $1,087,450,199
1985 $95,572,173 $856,890,459
1986 $100,947,849 $490,181,457
1987 $111,713,922 $660,106,336
1988 $133,016,065 $1,055,083,933
1989 $122,888,610 $932,974,420
1990 $125,766,270 $649,644,098
1991 $125,597,205 $779,981,987
1992 $132,303,041 $679,940,814
1993 $133,122,897 $768,867,883
1994 $221,098,107 $911,853,802
1995 $224,865,731 $870,740,292
1996 $249,907,869 $941,709,423
1997 $285,475,592 $850,232,760
1998 $269,485,244 $672,368,187
1999 $255,408,060 $669,386,624
2000 $258,856,140 $635,866,404
2001 $266,299,591 $1,681,473,894
2002 $281,790,134 $1,933,863,911
2003 $333,426,188 $2,142,618,046
2004 $407,747,565 $2,237,350,687
2005 $476,801,793 $2,545,275,313
2006 $499,923,758 $3,263,697,467
2007 $573,548,460 $3,632,957,611
2008 $641,346,192 $4,157,895,298
2009 $628,006,115 $3,953,403,098
2010 $680,260,907 $4,262,805,967
2011 $744,097,050 $4,861,632,885
2012 $773,141,661 $6,141,666,509
2013 $797,736,334 $7,502,762,863
2014 $796,683,520 $7,686,138,791
2015 $824,150,499 $6,788,352,975
2016 $843,924,797 $6,084,297,211
2017 $884,844,384 $5,749,846,528
2018 $878,448,433 $6,390,514,689
2019 $912,950,466 $6,526,183,564
2020 $868,898,358 $6,693,888,876
2021 $843,923,639 $7,173,379,137
2022 $832,945,206 $7,124,465,160
2023 $938,189,444 $6,411,787,856
2024 $1,068,025,244 $7,547,843,281

Samoa and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 $322 $160.2
1971 $377 $151.8
1972 $433 $165.3
1973 $563 $200.7
1974 $626 $222.2
1975 $610 $228.4
1976 $541 $196.4
1977 $615 $224.3
1978 $671 $305
1979 $751 $346
1980 $765 $336
1981 $713 $334
1982 $728 $380
1983 $671 $285.9
1984 $655 $306
1985 $573 $235.5
1986 $604 $131.5
1987 $666 $172.4
1988 $790 $268.2
1989 $728 $231.3
1990 $744 $154.8
1991 $742 $183.7
1992 $777 $163.2
1993 $775 $185
1994 $1,277 $218.5
1995 $1,288 $208.4
1996 $1,419 $224.3
1997 $1,608 $199.9
1998 $1,506 $156.5
1999 $1,417 $155
2000 $1,425 $143.7
2001 $1,454 $358
2002 $1,528 $389
2003 $1,798 $414
2004 $2,189 $418
2005 $2,550 $463
2006 $2,663 $580
2007 $3,039 $632
2008 $3,374 $705
2009 $3,279 $653
2010 $3,524 $685
2011 $3,822 $761
2012 $3,935 $938
2013 $4,024 $1,117
2014 $3,983 $1,118
2015 $4,084 $965
2016 $4,147 $844
2017 $4,308 $779
2018 $4,232 $846
2019 $4,352 $844
2020 $4,100 $846
2021 $3,948 $886
2022 $3,869 $861
2023 $4,330 $758
2024 $4,899 $873

Samoa vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Sierra Leone
1950 49.2 28.9
1951 49.8 29.3
1952 50.4 29.7
1953 51 30.1
1954 51.6 30.5
1955 52.2 30.9
1956 52.8 31.3
1957 53.4 31.8
1958 54 32.1
1959 54.6 32.6
1960 55.2 33.1
1961 55.7 33.6
1962 56.3 34.2
1963 56.9 34.7
1964 54 35.3
1965 57.9 35.9
1966 58.2 36.6
1967 58.9 37.3
1968 59.4 37.8
1969 59.9 38.2
1970 60.4 38.6
1971 60.9 39.1
1972 61.4 39.5
1973 61.9 40
1974 62.3 40.4
1975 62.8 41
1976 63.3 41.4
1977 63.7 41.8
1978 64.1 42.2
1979 64.5 42.5
1980 65 42.8
1981 65.3 43.1
1982 65.6 43.3
1983 66 43.5
1984 66.3 43.6
1985 66.6 43.6
1986 66.8 43.5
1987 67 43.7
1988 67.3 43.8
1989 67.6 43.7
1990 67.8 43.7
1991 68 43.3
1992 68.5 43.5
1993 68.8 43.4
1994 69.2 42.8
1995 69.5 42.6
1996 69.8 43.5
1997 70 43.6
1998 70.3 42.7
1999 70.6 42
2000 70.8 44.8
2001 71 45.4
2002 71.2 46.2
2003 71.4 46.8
2004 71.5 47.5
2005 71.5 48.3
2006 71.6 49.5
2007 71.6 50
2008 71.5 50.7
2009 69.5 51.3
2010 71.5 51.9
2011 71.4 52.6
2012 71.2 53.2
2013 71.2 54.1
2014 71.1 54.3
2015 71.1 55.5
2016 71 56.9
2017 71 57.8
2018 71.1 59.1
2019 70.3 59.6
2020 70.7 59.7
2021 71.1 60.3
2022 71.6 61.3
2023 71.7 61.8
2024 71.8 62
2025 71.9 62.2

Samoa and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Samoa Sierra Leone
1960 112,490 2,268,356
1961 115,496 2,304,227
1962 118,597 2,342,242
1963 121,764 2,382,258
1964 124,894 2,424,390
1965 127,978 2,468,666
1966 131,073 2,514,638
1967 133,764 2,562,384
1968 136,020 2,611,532
1969 138,233 2,661,365
1970 140,400 2,712,286
1971 142,503 2,763,222
1972 144,538 2,814,388
1973 146,516 2,866,955
1974 149,431 2,920,459
1975 153,344 2,974,657
1976 157,113 3,028,820
1977 159,753 3,085,354
1978 161,375 3,145,517
1979 162,882 3,207,499
1980 164,322 3,272,089
1981 165,678 3,338,940
1982 166,484 3,408,183
1983 166,714 3,481,646
1984 166,796 3,558,758
1985 166,849 3,638,438
1986 167,061 3,728,380
1987 167,661 3,829,718
1988 168,346 3,934,517
1989 168,768 4,034,037
1990 169,042 4,196,828
1991 169,368 4,246,267
1992 170,331 4,166,366
1993 171,774 4,157,130
1994 173,159 4,173,105
1995 174,571 4,179,179
1996 176,071 4,199,210
1997 177,547 4,253,716
1998 178,905 4,295,785
1999 180,275 4,318,043
2000 181,685 4,423,611
2001 183,166 4,692,716
2002 184,471 4,971,435
2003 185,430 5,177,687
2004 186,249 5,355,717
2005 186,978 5,501,712
2006 187,709 5,624,466
2007 188,753 5,749,352
2008 190,107 5,894,722
2009 191,513 6,055,646
2010 193,023 6,222,714
2011 194,713 6,387,251
2012 196,498 6,551,080
2013 198,268 6,714,051
2014 200,037 6,876,385
2015 201,782 7,037,655
2016 203,499 7,205,328
2017 205,415 7,379,299
2018 207,582 7,554,563
2019 209,780 7,731,991
2020 211,944 7,912,558
2021 213,779 8,094,602
2022 215,261 8,276,807
2023 216,663 8,460,512
2024 218,019 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Samoa and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Samoa

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Sierra Leone
1960 7.78 6.18
1961 7.77 6.21
1962 7.76 6.22
1963 7.73 6.26
1964 7.7 6.29
1965 7.65 6.31
1966 7.6 6.35
1967 7.55 6.38
1968 7.5 6.39
1969 7.43 6.39
1970 7.34 6.41
1971 7.22 6.43
1972 7.07 6.45
1973 6.91 6.47
1974 6.75 6.53
1975 6.61 6.55
1976 6.47 6.55
1977 6.31 6.57
1978 6.15 6.59
1979 5.99 6.58
1980 5.86 6.56
1981 5.75 6.55
1982 5.68 6.56
1983 5.62 6.57
1984 5.55 6.59
1985 5.49 6.59
1986 5.42 6.6
1987 5.32 6.61
1988 5.21 6.59
1989 5.11 6.57
1990 5.01 6.57
1991 4.91 6.55
1992 4.87 6.56
1993 4.83 6.57
1994 4.79 6.56
1995 4.77 6.56
1996 4.74 6.55
1997 4.7 6.53
1998 4.64 6.5
1999 4.57 6.42
2000 4.52 6.36
2001 4.48 6.31
2002 4.44 6.23
2003 4.39 6.09
2004 4.34 5.92
2005 4.32 5.81
2006 4.32 5.74
2007 4.36 5.64
2008 4.42 5.56
2009 4.47 5.45
2010 4.52 5.33
2011 4.56 5.21
2012 4.55 5.06
2013 4.49 4.87
2014 4.42 4.7
2015 4.34 4.55
2016 4.26 4.47
2017 4.2 4.39
2018 4.14 4.29
2019 4.06 4.19
2020 4 4.08
2021 3.94 3.98
2022 3.88 3.88
2023 3.83 3.79

Samoa and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Samoa Sierra Leone
1960 15 21.1
1961 14.9 21.1
1962 14.8 21.1
1963 14.6 21
1964 14.6 21
1965 14.5 20.9
1966 14.5 20.9
1967 14.5 20.8
1968 14.5 20.7
1969 14.5 20.6
1970 14.6 20.4
1971 14.7 20.2
1972 14.8 20.1
1973 14.9 19.9
1974 15 19.8
1975 15.3 19.6
1976 15.5 19.5
1977 15.8 19.4
1978 16 19.3
1979 16.2 19.2
1980 16.4 19.1
1981 16.6 19.1
1982 16.8 19
1983 17.1 18.9
1984 17.4 18.9
1985 17.6 18.8
1986 17.8 18.7
1987 18 18.7
1988 18.2 18.6
1989 18.3 18.6
1990 18.4 18.5
1991 18.5 18.5
1992 18.7 18.4
1993 19 18.4
1994 19.3 18.3
1995 19.6 18.2
1996 19.7 18.2
1997 19.8 18.1
1998 19.9 18.1
1999 19.9 18
2000 19.8 18
2001 19.7 18
2002 19.7 17.9
2003 19.9 17.9
2004 20.1 17.9
2005 20.3 18
2006 20.4 18
2007 20.6 18
2008 20.7 18.1
2009 20.8 18.1
2010 20.8 18.2
2011 20.8 18.3
2012 20.8 18.4
2013 21 18.5
2014 21.1 18.6
2015 21.2 18.7
2016 21.3 18.9
2017 21.4 19.1
2018 21.4 19.2
2019 21.5 19.4
2020 21.4 19.6
2021 21.4 19.8
2022 21.1 20
2023 21 20.3
2024 20.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Samoa Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Samoa Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Samoa Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
7,270 mi
2015

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