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Samoa vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 168th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Somalia
Population
220288
20177806
Population rank 177/197 66/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 134/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Samoa and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Somalia
Year GDP
Samoa Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 $45,208,338 $347,985,394
1971 $53,719,569 $347,039,446
1972 $62,566,116 $447,883,941
1973 $82,452,985 $483,699,611
1974 $93,549,611 $572,504,036
1975 $93,489,283 $757,015,879
1976 $85,003,078 $871,344,245
1977 $98,295,671 $498,550,725
1978 $108,223,444 $564,571,823
1979 $122,257,393 $589,566,929
1980 $125,747,038 $602,515,548
1981 $118,190,655 $699,302,473
1982 $121,221,652 $774,578,932
1983 $111,862,824 $735,408,642
1984 $109,200,934 $787,434,542
1985 $95,572,173 $875,702,247
1986 $100,947,849 $916,590,786
1987 $111,713,922 $1,018,972,664
1988 $133,016,065 $1,051,596,967
1989 $122,888,610 $1,181,360,844
1990 $125,766,270 $1,031,282,081
1991 $125,597,205 $717,974,930
1992 $132,303,041 $709,297,579
1993 $133,122,897 $1,260,132,956
1994 $221,098,107 $1,481,205,098
1995 $224,865,731 $1,534,756,135
1996 $249,907,869 $1,792,234,297
1997 $285,475,592 $2,191,749,014
1998 $269,485,244 $2,962,047,564
1999 $255,408,060 $3,045,751,528
2000 $258,856,140 $3,412,797,450
2001 $266,299,591 $2,252,847,465
2002 $281,790,134 $2,192,684,135
2003 $333,426,188 $2,836,724,352
2004 $407,747,565 $3,859,592,813
2005 $476,801,793 $4,683,246,454
2006 $499,923,758 $5,026,743,282
2007 $573,548,460 $5,430,713,729
2008 $641,346,192 $5,913,620,293
2009 $628,006,115 $2,948,594,552
2010 $680,260,907 $2,687,807,004
2011 $744,097,050 $2,906,000,097
2012 $773,141,661 $4,364,670,160
2013 $797,736,334 $5,062,881,600
2014 $796,683,520 $5,728,399,720
2015 $824,150,499 $6,152,149,100
2016 $843,924,797 $6,613,743,070
2017 $884,844,384 $7,621,501,710
2018 $878,448,433 $7,873,440,830
2019 $912,950,466 $8,655,023,960
2020 $868,898,358 $8,628,393,720
2021 $843,923,639 $9,483,997,390
2022 $832,945,206 $10,202,767,270
2023 $938,189,444 $10,968,517,090
2024 $1,068,025,244 $12,108,515,110

Samoa and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 $322 $93.1
1971 $377 $90.4
1972 $433 $113.7
1973 $563 $119.6
1974 $626 $137.9
1975 $610 $177.8
1976 $541 $199.6
1977 $615 $111.2
1978 $671 $117.3
1979 $751 $108.2
1980 $765 $101.5
1981 $713 $116.9
1982 $728 $129
1983 $671 $118.6
1984 $655 $122.5
1985 $573 $130.8
1986 $604 $131.4
1987 $666 $141
1988 $790 $145.3
1989 $728 $166
1990 $744 $145.6
1991 $742 $105.4
1992 $777 $109.2
1993 $775 $188.6
1994 $1,277 $210.8
1995 $1,288 $210.7
1996 $1,419 $237.2
1997 $1,608 $280.1
1998 $1,506 $363
1999 $1,417 $359
2000 $1,425 $386
2001 $1,454 $244.9
2002 $1,528 $229.6
2003 $1,798 $286.3
2004 $2,189 $375
2005 $2,550 $440
2006 $2,663 $458
2007 $3,039 $480
2008 $3,374 $507
2009 $3,279 $246.5
2010 $3,524 $219.2
2011 $3,822 $235.3
2012 $3,935 $350
2013 $4,024 $393
2014 $3,983 $429
2015 $4,084 $446
2016 $4,147 $461
2017 $4,308 $511
2018 $4,232 $510
2019 $4,352 $540
2020 $4,100 $518
2021 $3,948 $549
2022 $3,869 $573
2023 $4,330 $597
2024 $4,899 $637

Samoa vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Somalia
1950 49.2 41.5
1951 49.8 41.7
1952 50.4 41.9
1953 51 42.1
1954 51.6 42.3
1955 52.2 42.5
1956 52.8 42.7
1957 53.4 42.9
1958 54 43.1
1959 54.6 43.3
1960 55.2 43.5
1961 55.7 43.7
1962 56.3 44
1963 56.9 44.2
1964 54 44.4
1965 57.9 44.6
1966 58.2 44.8
1967 58.9 45.1
1968 59.4 45.3
1969 59.9 45.5
1970 60.4 45.6
1971 60.9 45.8
1972 61.4 46
1973 61.9 46.2
1974 62.3 44.3
1975 62.8 44.5
1976 63.3 44.7
1977 63.7 47
1978 64.1 47
1979 64.5 47.4
1980 65 47.6
1981 65.3 47.8
1982 65.6 48
1983 66 48.2
1984 66.3 48.4
1985 66.6 48.3
1986 66.8 48.4
1987 67 49
1988 67.3 43.9
1989 67.6 46.6
1990 67.8 46.9
1991 68 25.4
1992 68.5 25
1993 68.8 50.6
1994 69.2 50.3
1995 69.5 50.6
1996 69.8 50.5
1997 70 50.3
1998 70.3 50.8
1999 70.6 50.6
2000 70.8 50.7
2001 71 50.8
2002 71.2 50.8
2003 71.4 50.7
2004 71.5 50.7
2005 71.5 50.9
2006 71.6 50.9
2007 71.6 50.9
2008 71.5 51.5
2009 69.5 52.1
2010 71.5 48.9
2011 71.4 32.5
2012 71.2 49.1
2013 71.2 54
2014 71.1 54.4
2015 71.1 55.1
2016 71 55.3
2017 71 52.2
2018 71.1 54.8
2019 70.3 57.2
2020 70.7 57.1
2021 71.1 55.7
2022 71.6 53.9
2023 71.7 58.8
2024 71.8 59
2025 71.9 59.1

Samoa and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Somalia
Year Population
Samoa Somalia
1960 112,490 2,876,331
1961 115,496 2,952,054
1962 118,597 3,030,091
1963 121,764 3,110,361
1964 124,894 3,192,796
1965 127,978 3,277,874
1966 131,073 3,365,106
1967 133,764 3,454,537
1968 136,020 3,546,590
1969 138,233 3,641,015
1970 140,400 3,738,448
1971 142,503 3,837,691
1972 144,538 3,939,436
1973 146,516 4,045,592
1974 149,431 4,151,842
1975 153,344 4,257,535
1976 157,113 4,365,812
1977 159,753 4,484,050
1978 161,375 4,814,892
1979 162,882 5,449,117
1980 164,322 5,936,154
1981 165,678 5,982,849
1982 166,484 6,003,840
1983 166,714 6,198,430
1984 166,796 6,428,389
1985 166,849 6,693,289
1986 167,061 6,974,788
1987 167,661 7,228,302
1988 168,346 7,235,360
1989 168,768 7,114,817
1990 169,042 7,082,811
1991 169,368 6,813,760
1992 170,331 6,495,107
1993 171,774 6,681,399
1994 173,159 7,026,797
1995 174,571 7,285,007
1996 176,071 7,554,474
1997 177,547 7,824,525
1998 178,905 8,155,417
1999 180,275 8,492,059
2000 181,685 8,838,713
2001 183,166 9,198,493
2002 184,471 9,550,063
2003 185,430 9,909,157
2004 186,249 10,280,998
2005 186,978 10,644,228
2006 187,709 10,975,502
2007 188,753 11,322,582
2008 190,107 11,663,084
2009 191,513 11,961,201
2010 193,023 12,261,756
2011 194,713 12,348,830
2012 196,498 12,461,160
2013 198,268 12,869,594
2014 200,037 13,339,491
2015 201,782 13,806,963
2016 203,499 14,348,740
2017 205,415 14,916,629
2018 207,582 15,452,487
2019 209,780 16,030,971
2020 211,944 16,651,191
2021 213,779 17,271,431
2022 215,261 17,801,897
2023 216,663 18,358,615
2024 218,019 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Samoa and Somalia

Fertility rate
Samoa

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Somalia
1960 7.78 7.25
1961 7.77 7.25
1962 7.76 7.26
1963 7.73 7.26
1964 7.7 7.26
1965 7.65 7.26
1966 7.6 7.26
1967 7.55 7.25
1968 7.5 7.23
1969 7.43 7.21
1970 7.34 7.18
1971 7.22 7.15
1972 7.07 7.12
1973 6.91 7.09
1974 6.75 7.06
1975 6.61 7.03
1976 6.47 7.02
1977 6.31 7
1978 6.15 7.13
1979 5.99 7.16
1980 5.86 7.18
1981 5.75 7.23
1982 5.68 7.25
1983 5.62 7.28
1984 5.55 7.3
1985 5.49 7.33
1986 5.42 7.35
1987 5.32 7.37
1988 5.21 7.4
1989 5.11 7.42
1990 5.01 7.44
1991 4.91 7.47
1992 4.87 7.5
1993 4.83 7.53
1994 4.79 7.54
1995 4.77 7.58
1996 4.74 7.62
1997 4.7 7.66
1998 4.64 7.66
1999 4.57 7.66
2000 4.52 7.65
2001 4.48 7.64
2002 4.44 7.63
2003 4.39 7.6
2004 4.34 7.57
2005 4.32 7.53
2006 4.32 7.49
2007 4.36 7.46
2008 4.42 7.42
2009 4.47 7.38
2010 4.52 7.32
2011 4.56 7.27
2012 4.55 7.21
2013 4.49 7.14
2014 4.42 7.06
2015 4.34 6.98
2016 4.26 6.88
2017 4.2 6.77
2018 4.14 6.66
2019 4.06 6.56
2020 4 6.45
2021 3.94 6.35
2022 3.88 6.26
2023 3.83 6.13

Samoa and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Samoa Somalia
1960 15 18.1
1961 14.9 17.9
1962 14.8 17.8
1963 14.6 17.7
1964 14.6 17.6
1965 14.5 17.5
1966 14.5 17.5
1967 14.5 17.5
1968 14.5 17.5
1969 14.5 17.5
1970 14.6 17.5
1971 14.7 17.6
1972 14.8 17.6
1973 14.9 17.6
1974 15 17.7
1975 15.3 17.7
1976 15.5 17.7
1977 15.8 17.7
1978 16 17.7
1979 16.2 17.6
1980 16.4 17.6
1981 16.6 17.5
1982 16.8 17.4
1983 17.1 17.4
1984 17.4 17.3
1985 17.6 17.2
1986 17.8 17.1
1987 18 17
1988 18.2 16.8
1989 18.3 16.7
1990 18.4 16.5
1991 18.5 16.5
1992 18.7 16.7
1993 19 16.8
1994 19.3 16.7
1995 19.6 16.6
1996 19.7 16.5
1997 19.8 16.4
1998 19.9 16.4
1999 19.9 16.3
2000 19.8 16.3
2001 19.7 16.2
2002 19.7 16.2
2003 19.9 16.1
2004 20.1 16
2005 20.3 15.9
2006 20.4 15.7
2007 20.6 15.6
2008 20.7 15.6
2009 20.8 15.6
2010 20.8 15.7
2011 20.8 15.8
2012 20.8 16
2013 21 16
2014 21.1 16
2015 21.2 16.1
2016 21.3 16.1
2017 21.4 16.2
2018 21.4 16.2
2019 21.5 16.3
2020 21.4 16.3
2021 21.4 16.4
2022 21.1 16.5
2023 21 16.5
2024 20.9 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel n/a
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Samoa Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Samoa Somalia
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
9
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
54.1%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Samoa Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Somalia
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
9,321 mi
2018

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