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Samoa vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 168th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Singapore
Population
220288
6105665
Population rank 177/197 113/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
84 years
2025

Samoa and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Singapore
Year GDP
Samoa Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $45,208,338 $1,920,574,150
1971 $53,719,569 $2,263,785,444
1972 $62,566,116 $2,721,440,981
1973 $82,452,985 $3,696,213,333
1974 $93,549,611 $5,221,534,956
1975 $93,489,283 $5,633,673,930
1976 $85,003,078 $6,327,077,974
1977 $98,295,671 $6,618,585,074
1978 $108,223,444 $7,517,176,355
1979 $122,257,393 $9,296,921,724
1980 $125,747,038 $11,896,256,783
1981 $118,190,655 $14,175,228,844
1982 $121,221,652 $16,084,252,378
1983 $111,862,824 $17,784,112,150
1984 $109,200,934 $19,749,361,098
1985 $95,572,173 $19,156,532,746
1986 $100,947,849 $18,586,746,057
1987 $111,713,922 $20,919,215,578
1988 $133,016,065 $25,371,462,488
1989 $122,888,610 $30,465,364,739
1990 $125,766,270 $36,144,336,769
1991 $125,597,205 $45,466,164,978
1992 $132,303,041 $52,131,320,033
1993 $133,122,897 $60,603,815,716
1994 $221,098,107 $73,688,724,431
1995 $224,865,731 $87,812,540,788
1996 $249,907,869 $96,293,086,513
1997 $285,475,592 $100,123,787,215
1998 $269,485,244 $85,728,207,782
1999 $255,408,060 $86,286,849,755
2000 $258,856,140 $96,076,539,926
2001 $266,299,591 $89,793,790,670
2002 $281,790,134 $92,538,372,870
2003 $333,426,188 $97,646,401,096
2004 $407,747,565 $115,033,593,101
2005 $476,801,793 $127,807,848,728
2006 $499,923,758 $148,627,286,361
2007 $573,548,460 $180,941,701,358
2008 $641,346,192 $193,617,323,539
2009 $628,006,115 $194,150,283,772
2010 $680,260,907 $239,807,980,591
2011 $744,097,050 $279,356,499,090
2012 $773,141,661 $295,092,888,077
2013 $797,736,334 $307,576,360,585
2014 $796,683,520 $314,863,580,758
2015 $824,150,499 $307,998,545,269
2016 $843,924,797 $319,646,468,521
2017 $884,844,384 $343,673,334,902
2018 $878,448,433 $377,123,710,561
2019 $912,950,466 $376,161,998,830
2020 $868,898,358 $349,165,858,545
2021 $843,923,639 $436,591,382,250
2022 $832,945,206 $509,017,841,147
2023 $938,189,444 $505,439,514,078
2024 $1,068,025,244 $547,386,645,892

Samoa and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $322 $926
1971 $377 $1,071
1972 $433 $1,264
1973 $563 $1,685
1974 $626 $2,342
1975 $610 $2,490
1976 $541 $2,759
1977 $615 $2,846
1978 $671 $3,194
1979 $751 $3,901
1980 $765 $4,928
1981 $713 $5,597
1982 $728 $6,078
1983 $671 $6,633
1984 $655 $7,228
1985 $573 $7,002
1986 $604 $6,800
1987 $666 $7,539
1988 $790 $8,914
1989 $728 $10,395
1990 $744 $11,862
1991 $742 $14,502
1992 $777 $16,136
1993 $775 $18,290
1994 $1,277 $21,552
1995 $1,288 $24,915
1996 $1,419 $26,233
1997 $1,608 $26,376
1998 $1,506 $21,829
1999 $1,417 $21,797
2000 $1,425 $23,853
2001 $1,454 $21,700
2002 $1,528 $22,160
2003 $1,798 $23,730
2004 $2,189 $27,608
2005 $2,550 $29,961
2006 $2,663 $33,768
2007 $3,039 $39,433
2008 $3,374 $40,009
2009 $3,279 $38,927
2010 $3,524 $47,237
2011 $3,822 $53,891
2012 $3,935 $55,548
2013 $4,024 $56,967
2014 $3,983 $57,565
2015 $4,084 $55,646
2016 $4,147 $57,006
2017 $4,308 $61,236
2018 $4,232 $66,882
2019 $4,352 $65,952
2020 $4,100 $61,410
2021 $3,948 $80,056
2022 $3,869 $90,299
2023 $4,330 $85,412
2024 $4,899 $90,674

Samoa vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Singapore
1950 49.2 54.1
1951 49.8 55.3
1952 50.4 56.4
1953 51 57.5
1954 51.6 59.4
1955 52.2 61.2
1956 52.8 62.6
1957 53.4 63.4
1958 54 64
1959 54.6 64.8
1960 55.2 65.3
1961 55.7 65.7
1962 56.3 66.1
1963 56.9 66.5
1964 54 66.7
1965 57.9 66.9
1966 58.2 67.2
1967 58.9 67.3
1968 59.4 67.7
1969 59.9 68.1
1970 60.4 68.5
1971 60.9 68.8
1972 61.4 69
1973 61.9 69.4
1974 62.3 69.7
1975 62.8 70.2
1976 63.3 70.6
1977 63.7 70.9
1978 64.1 71.2
1979 64.5 71.4
1980 65 71.5
1981 65.3 71.7
1982 65.6 72
1983 66 72.4
1984 66.3 72.6
1985 66.6 73.1
1986 66.8 73.6
1987 67 74
1988 67.3 74
1989 67.6 74.3
1990 67.8 74.6
1991 68 75.1
1992 68.5 75.3
1993 68.8 75.5
1994 69.2 75.6
1995 69.5 75.7
1996 69.8 76.1
1997 70 76.4
1998 70.3 76.9
1999 70.6 77.3
2000 70.8 77.8
2001 71 78.3
2002 71.2 78.7
2003 71.4 79.2
2004 71.5 79.7
2005 71.5 80.3
2006 71.6 80.6
2007 71.6 80.9
2008 71.5 81.1
2009 69.5 81.4
2010 71.5 81.6
2011 71.4 81.9
2012 71.2 82.2
2013 71.2 82.5
2014 71.1 82.6
2015 71.1 82.7
2016 71 82.9
2017 71 83.1
2018 71.1 83.4
2019 70.3 83.7
2020 70.7 83.7
2021 71.1 83.5
2022 71.6 82.9
2023 71.7 83.7
2024 71.8 83.9
2025 71.9 84

Samoa and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Singapore
Year Population
Samoa Singapore
1960 112,490 1,646,400
1961 115,496 1,702,400
1962 118,597 1,750,200
1963 121,764 1,795,000
1964 124,894 1,841,600
1965 127,978 1,886,900
1966 131,073 1,934,400
1967 133,764 1,977,600
1968 136,020 2,012,000
1969 138,233 2,042,500
1970 140,400 2,074,507
1971 142,503 2,112,900
1972 144,538 2,152,400
1973 146,516 2,193,000
1974 149,431 2,229,800
1975 153,344 2,262,600
1976 157,113 2,293,300
1977 159,753 2,325,300
1978 161,375 2,353,600
1979 162,882 2,383,500
1980 164,322 2,413,945
1981 165,678 2,532,835
1982 166,484 2,646,466
1983 166,714 2,681,061
1984 166,796 2,732,221
1985 166,849 2,735,957
1986 167,061 2,733,373
1987 167,661 2,774,789
1988 168,346 2,846,108
1989 168,768 2,930,901
1990 169,042 3,047,132
1991 169,368 3,135,083
1992 170,331 3,230,698
1993 171,774 3,313,471
1994 173,159 3,419,048
1995 174,571 3,524,506
1996 176,071 3,670,704
1997 177,547 3,796,038
1998 178,905 3,927,213
1999 180,275 3,958,723
2000 181,685 4,027,887
2001 183,166 4,138,012
2002 184,471 4,175,950
2003 185,430 4,114,826
2004 186,249 4,166,664
2005 186,978 4,265,762
2006 187,709 4,401,365
2007 188,753 4,588,599
2008 190,107 4,839,396
2009 191,513 4,987,573
2010 193,023 5,076,732
2011 194,713 5,183,688
2012 196,498 5,312,437
2013 198,268 5,399,162
2014 200,037 5,469,724
2015 201,782 5,535,002
2016 203,499 5,607,283
2017 205,415 5,612,253
2018 207,582 5,638,676
2019 209,780 5,703,569
2020 211,944 5,685,807
2021 213,779 5,453,566
2022 215,261 5,637,022
2023 216,663 5,917,648
2024 218,019 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Samoa and Singapore

Fertility rate
Samoa

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Singapore
1960 7.78 5.76
1961 7.77 5.41
1962 7.76 5.21
1963 7.73 5.16
1964 7.7 4.97
1965 7.65 4.66
1966 7.6 4.46
1967 7.55 3.91
1968 7.5 3.53
1969 7.43 3.22
1970 7.34 3.07
1971 7.22 3.02
1972 7.07 3.04
1973 6.91 2.79
1974 6.75 2.35
1975 6.61 2.07
1976 6.47 2.11
1977 6.31 1.82
1978 6.15 1.79
1979 5.99 1.79
1980 5.86 1.82
1981 5.75 1.78
1982 5.68 1.74
1983 5.62 1.61
1984 5.55 1.62
1985 5.49 1.61
1986 5.42 1.43
1987 5.32 1.62
1988 5.21 1.96
1989 5.11 1.75
1990 5.01 1.83
1991 4.91 1.73
1992 4.87 1.72
1993 4.83 1.74
1994 4.79 1.71
1995 4.77 1.67
1996 4.74 1.66
1997 4.7 1.61
1998 4.64 1.48
1999 4.57 1.47
2000 4.52 1.6
2001 4.48 1.41
2002 4.44 1.37
2003 4.39 1.27
2004 4.34 1.26
2005 4.32 1.26
2006 4.32 1.28
2007 4.36 1.29
2008 4.42 1.28
2009 4.47 1.22
2010 4.52 1.15
2011 4.56 1.2
2012 4.55 1.29
2013 4.49 1.19
2014 4.42 1.25
2015 4.34 1.24
2016 4.26 1.2
2017 4.2 1.16
2018 4.14 1.14
2019 4.06 1.14
2020 4 1.1
2021 3.94 1.12
2022 3.88 1.04
2023 3.83 0.97

Samoa and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Samoa Singapore
1960 15 18.2
1961 14.9 18.1
1962 14.8 18
1963 14.6 18
1964 14.6 18.1
1965 14.5 18.2
1966 14.5 18.4
1967 14.5 18.6
1968 14.5 18.9
1969 14.5 19.3
1970 14.6 19.7
1971 14.7 20.1
1972 14.8 20.6
1973 14.9 21
1974 15 21.5
1975 15.3 22
1976 15.5 22.6
1977 15.8 23.1
1978 16 23.6
1979 16.2 24.2
1980 16.4 24.7
1981 16.6 25.3
1982 16.8 25.9
1983 17.1 26.4
1984 17.4 26.9
1985 17.6 27.3
1986 17.8 27.8
1987 18 28.3
1988 18.2 28.7
1989 18.3 29.1
1990 18.4 29.5
1991 18.5 29.8
1992 18.7 30.1
1993 19 30.4
1994 19.3 30.7
1995 19.6 31
1996 19.7 31.2
1997 19.8 31.4
1998 19.9 31.6
1999 19.9 31.9
2000 19.8 32.2
2001 19.7 32.5
2002 19.7 32.7
2003 19.9 33
2004 20.1 33.3
2005 20.3 33.5
2006 20.4 33.6
2007 20.6 33.6
2008 20.7 33.5
2009 20.8 33.6
2010 20.8 33.7
2011 20.8 33.9
2012 20.8 34
2013 21 34.1
2014 21.1 34.2
2015 21.2 34.4
2016 21.3 34.5
2017 21.4 34.8
2018 21.4 35
2019 21.5 35.2
2020 21.4 35.5
2021 21.4 35.8
2022 21.1 35.9
2023 21 36.2
2024 20.9 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
84.1
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
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Samoa Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Singapore
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
84
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
49.9%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Samoa Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Singapore
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
2,175 mi
2017

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