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Samoa vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 168th vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Sri Lanka
Population
220288
22125995
Population rank 177/197 63/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Samoa and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Samoa Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $45,208,338 $2,296,470,588
1971 $53,719,569 $2,369,308,600
1972 $62,566,116 $2,553,936,348
1973 $82,452,985 $2,875,625,000
1974 $93,549,611 $3,574,586,466
1975 $93,489,283 $3,791,298,146
1976 $85,003,078 $3,591,319,857
1977 $98,295,671 $4,104,509,583
1978 $108,223,444 $2,733,183,857
1979 $122,257,393 $3,364,611,432
1980 $125,747,038 $4,024,621,900
1981 $118,190,655 $4,415,844,156
1982 $121,221,652 $4,768,765,017
1983 $111,862,824 $5,167,913,302
1984 $109,200,934 $6,043,474,843
1985 $95,572,173 $5,978,460,972
1986 $100,947,849 $6,405,210,564
1987 $111,713,922 $6,682,167,120
1988 $133,016,065 $6,978,371,581
1989 $122,888,610 $6,987,267,684
1990 $125,766,270 $8,032,551,173
1991 $125,597,205 $9,000,362,582
1992 $132,303,041 $9,703,011,636
1993 $133,122,897 $10,338,679,636
1994 $221,098,107 $11,717,604,209
1995 $224,865,731 $13,029,697,561
1996 $249,907,869 $13,897,738,375
1997 $285,475,592 $15,091,913,884
1998 $269,485,244 $15,794,972,847
1999 $255,408,060 $15,656,327,860
2000 $258,856,140 $16,330,814,180
2001 $266,299,591 $15,749,753,805
2002 $281,790,134 $16,536,535,647
2003 $333,426,188 $18,881,765,437
2004 $407,747,565 $20,662,525,941
2005 $476,801,793 $24,405,791,045
2006 $499,923,758 $28,279,802,406
2007 $573,548,460 $32,350,238,760
2008 $641,346,192 $40,713,826,215
2009 $628,006,115 $42,066,224,093
2010 $680,260,907 $58,636,161,082
2011 $744,097,050 $67,753,284,044
2012 $773,141,661 $70,447,216,891
2013 $797,736,334 $77,000,578,167
2014 $796,683,520 $82,528,535,714
2015 $824,150,499 $85,090,301,052
2016 $843,924,797 $88,000,211,172
2017 $884,844,384 $94,369,350,286
2018 $878,448,433 $94,450,015,983
2019 $912,950,466 $88,998,706,297
2020 $868,898,358 $84,335,574,582
2021 $843,923,639 $88,556,698,938
2022 $832,945,206 $74,143,020,263
2023 $938,189,444 $83,716,142,582
2024 $1,068,025,244 $98,963,185,510

Samoa and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $322 $186.9
1971 $377 $188.8
1972 $433 $199.4
1973 $563 $220.2
1974 $626 $268.7
1975 $610 $279.8
1976 $541 $260.3
1977 $615 $292.1
1978 $671 $191
1979 $751 $230.8
1980 $765 $271.1
1981 $713 $292.5
1982 $728 $312
1983 $671 $336
1984 $655 $391
1985 $573 $385
1986 $604 $407
1987 $666 $420
1988 $790 $434
1989 $728 $430
1990 $744 $491
1991 $742 $546
1992 $777 $580
1993 $775 $607
1994 $1,277 $678
1995 $1,288 $742
1996 $1,419 $776
1997 $1,608 $827
1998 $1,506 $849
1999 $1,417 $826
2000 $1,425 $846
2001 $1,454 $804
2002 $1,528 $835
2003 $1,798 $946
2004 $2,189 $1,029
2005 $2,550 $1,207
2006 $2,663 $1,390
2007 $3,039 $1,579
2008 $3,374 $1,974
2009 $3,279 $2,027
2010 $3,524 $2,808
2011 $3,822 $3,225
2012 $3,935 $3,328
2013 $4,024 $3,741
2014 $3,983 $3,972
2015 $4,084 $4,058
2016 $4,147 $4,149
2017 $4,308 $4,399
2018 $4,232 $4,359
2019 $4,352 $4,082
2020 $4,100 $3,848
2021 $3,948 $3,997
2022 $3,869 $3,343
2023 $4,330 $3,799
2024 $4,899 $4,516

Samoa vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Sri Lanka
1950 49.2 53.2
1951 49.8 54
1952 50.4 54.9
1953 51 55.6
1954 51.6 56.4
1955 52.2 57.2
1956 52.8 57.9
1957 53.4 58.5
1958 54 59.3
1959 54.6 60
1960 55.2 60.6
1961 55.7 61.2
1962 56.3 61.6
1963 56.9 62
1964 54 62.4
1965 57.9 62.8
1966 58.2 63.2
1967 58.9 63.6
1968 59.4 63.9
1969 59.9 64.1
1970 60.4 64.4
1971 60.9 64.2
1972 61.4 64.6
1973 61.9 64.8
1974 62.3 65
1975 62.8 65.4
1976 63.3 65.8
1977 63.7 66.4
1978 64.1 66.8
1979 64.5 67.5
1980 65 68
1981 65.3 68.4
1982 65.6 68.7
1983 66 68.7
1984 66.3 68.8
1985 66.6 68.9
1986 66.8 69
1987 67 69
1988 67.3 69
1989 67.6 67.3
1990 67.8 69.2
1991 68 69.1
1992 68.5 69.6
1993 68.8 70
1994 69.2 70.2
1995 69.5 69.7
1996 69.8 69.8
1997 70 69.9
1998 70.3 70.1
1999 70.6 70.4
2000 70.8 71.2
2001 71 71.8
2002 71.2 72.3
2003 71.4 72.4
2004 71.5 68
2005 71.5 73.1
2006 71.6 72.8
2007 71.6 73
2008 71.5 72.6
2009 69.5 70.3
2010 71.5 74.5
2011 71.4 74.7
2012 71.2 75.2
2013 71.2 75.5
2014 71.1 75.8
2015 71.1 76
2016 71 76.1
2017 71 76.2
2018 71.1 76.5
2019 70.3 76.7
2020 70.7 76.9
2021 71.1 76.3
2022 71.6 77.3
2023 71.7 77.5
2024 71.8 77.7
2025 71.9 77.9

Samoa and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Samoa Sri Lanka
1960 112,490 9,661,389
1961 115,496 9,899,372
1962 118,597 10,143,754
1963 121,764 10,395,040
1964 124,894 10,653,397
1965 127,978 10,916,965
1966 131,073 11,183,928
1967 133,764 11,457,328
1968 136,020 11,736,088
1969 138,233 12,013,858
1970 140,400 12,287,110
1971 142,503 12,551,910
1972 144,538 12,809,205
1973 146,516 13,060,916
1974 149,431 13,305,693
1975 153,344 13,548,984
1976 157,113 13,796,770
1977 159,753 14,049,371
1978 161,375 14,310,128
1979 162,882 14,579,614
1980 164,322 14,847,974
1981 165,678 15,099,414
1982 166,484 15,286,567
1983 166,714 15,388,794
1984 166,796 15,441,860
1985 166,849 15,544,154
1986 167,061 15,731,256
1987 167,661 15,916,576
1988 168,346 16,078,621
1989 168,768 16,248,557
1990 169,042 16,352,458
1991 169,368 16,475,354
1992 170,331 16,739,284
1993 171,774 17,025,918
1994 173,159 17,275,773
1995 174,571 17,564,068
1996 176,071 17,905,018
1997 177,547 18,248,200
1998 178,905 18,596,003
1999 180,275 18,944,731
2000 181,685 19,293,054
2001 183,166 19,600,362
2002 184,471 19,805,752
2003 185,430 19,951,521
2004 186,249 20,087,605
2005 186,978 20,216,524
2006 187,709 20,352,411
2007 188,753 20,492,545
2008 190,107 20,629,378
2009 191,513 20,756,435
2010 193,023 20,879,089
2011 194,713 21,009,048
2012 196,498 21,169,458
2013 198,268 20,585,000
2014 200,037 20,778,000
2015 201,782 20,970,000
2016 203,499 21,209,000
2017 205,415 21,453,000
2018 207,582 21,670,000
2019 209,780 21,803,000
2020 211,944 21,919,000
2021 213,779 22,156,000
2022 215,261 22,181,000
2023 216,663 22,037,000
2024 218,019 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Samoa and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Samoa

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Sri Lanka
1960 7.78 5.35
1961 7.77 5.24
1962 7.76 5.18
1963 7.73 5.12
1964 7.7 5.06
1965 7.65 4.93
1966 7.6 4.83
1967 7.55 4.79
1968 7.5 4.66
1969 7.43 4.5
1970 7.34 4.39
1971 7.22 4.27
1972 7.07 4.16
1973 6.91 4
1974 6.75 3.86
1975 6.61 3.82
1976 6.47 3.78
1977 6.31 3.74
1978 6.15 3.81
1979 5.99 3.82
1980 5.86 3.73
1981 5.75 3.65
1982 5.68 3.32
1983 5.62 3.11
1984 5.55 3.01
1985 5.49 2.9
1986 5.42 2.74
1987 5.32 2.64
1988 5.21 2.57
1989 5.11 2.58
1990 5.01 2.54
1991 4.91 2.51
1992 4.87 2.49
1993 4.83 2.44
1994 4.79 2.4
1995 4.77 2.35
1996 4.74 2.29
1997 4.7 2.22
1998 4.64 2.14
1999 4.57 2.14
2000 4.52 2.21
2001 4.48 2.28
2002 4.44 2.31
2003 4.39 2.3
2004 4.34 2.27
2005 4.32 2.26
2006 4.32 2.29
2007 4.36 2.3
2008 4.42 2.23
2009 4.47 2.18
2010 4.52 2.13
2011 4.56 2.14
2012 4.55 2.17
2013 4.49 2.18
2014 4.42 2.13
2015 4.34 2.09
2016 4.26 2.06
2017 4.2 2.04
2018 4.14 2.03
2019 4.06 2.02
2020 4 2.01
2021 3.94 2
2022 3.88 1.98
2023 3.83 1.97

Samoa and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Samoa Sri Lanka
1960 15 19.5
1961 14.9 19.5
1962 14.8 19.5
1963 14.6 19.5
1964 14.6 19.5
1965 14.5 19.5
1966 14.5 19.6
1967 14.5 19.7
1968 14.5 19.8
1969 14.5 19.9
1970 14.6 20
1971 14.7 20.1
1972 14.8 20.2
1973 14.9 20.4
1974 15 20.6
1975 15.3 20.7
1976 15.5 20.9
1977 15.8 21
1978 16 21.2
1979 16.2 21.3
1980 16.4 21.5
1981 16.6 21.6
1982 16.8 21.7
1983 17.1 21.9
1984 17.4 22
1985 17.6 22.2
1986 17.8 22.5
1987 18 22.8
1988 18.2 23.1
1989 18.3 23.4
1990 18.4 23.6
1991 18.5 23.9
1992 18.7 24.3
1993 19 24.6
1994 19.3 24.9
1995 19.6 25.3
1996 19.7 25.8
1997 19.8 26.2
1998 19.9 26.5
1999 19.9 26.9
2000 19.8 27.2
2001 19.7 27.6
2002 19.7 27.9
2003 19.9 28.2
2004 20.1 28.5
2005 20.3 28.8
2006 20.4 29
2007 20.6 29.3
2008 20.7 29.6
2009 20.8 29.9
2010 20.8 30.2
2011 20.8 30.5
2012 20.8 30.8
2013 21 31.1
2014 21.1 31.4
2015 21.2 31.7
2016 21.3 32
2017 21.4 32.3
2018 21.4 32.5
2019 21.5 32.8
2020 21.4 33.1
2021 21.4 33.3
2022 21.1 33.6
2023 21 33.8
2024 20.9 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Samoa Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
32
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
92.7%
2023
English speaking
49.9%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Samoa Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
70,894 mi
2010

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