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Samoa vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 168th vs. 58th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Sweden
Population
220288
10654722
Population rank 177/197 93/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Samoa and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Sweden
Year GDP
Samoa Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 - $29,475,219,787
1968 - $31,278,230,634
1969 - $33,967,691,454
1970 $45,208,338 $38,037,663,342
1971 $53,719,569 $41,506,627,519
1972 $62,566,116 $48,883,734,672
1973 $82,452,985 $59,319,523,962
1974 $93,549,611 $65,918,391,224
1975 $93,489,283 $82,766,182,746
1976 $85,003,078 $89,233,541,404
1977 $98,295,671 $94,332,865,494
1978 $108,223,444 $104,292,130,796
1979 $122,257,393 $123,208,942,175
1980 $125,747,038 $141,887,695,763
1981 $118,190,655 $129,500,408,224
1982 $121,221,652 $114,216,043,040
1983 $111,862,824 $104,863,313,508
1984 $109,200,934 $109,044,297,251
1985 $95,572,173 $113,959,392,485
1986 $100,947,849 $150,281,594,980
1987 $111,713,922 $182,746,413,791
1988 $133,016,065 $206,688,963,474
1989 $122,888,610 $217,634,838,449
1990 $125,766,270 $261,469,578,631
1991 $125,597,205 $273,834,608,020
1992 $132,303,041 $283,912,173,667
1993 $133,122,897 $212,647,043,708
1994 $221,098,107 $228,701,658,891
1995 $224,865,731 $267,052,836,695
1996 $249,907,869 $291,952,430,659
1997 $285,475,592 $268,251,974,486
1998 $269,485,244 $270,889,570,938
1999 $255,408,060 $274,320,415,376
2000 $258,856,140 $262,905,197,442
2001 $266,299,591 $242,499,249,693
2002 $281,790,134 $267,373,345,247
2003 $333,426,188 $334,074,051,173
2004 $407,747,565 $384,547,211,147
2005 $476,801,793 $391,690,329,314
2006 $499,923,758 $422,530,427,476
2007 $573,548,460 $490,050,156,833
2008 $641,346,192 $514,616,528,349
2009 $628,006,115 $434,313,804,907
2010 $680,260,907 $492,753,255,886
2011 $744,097,050 $570,541,353,129
2012 $773,141,661 $549,742,183,874
2013 $797,736,334 $584,128,116,410
2014 $796,683,520 $577,730,245,154
2015 $824,150,499 $501,698,263,621
2016 $843,924,797 $514,218,206,628
2017 $884,844,384 $536,083,940,229
2018 $878,448,433 $551,312,498,430
2019 $912,950,466 $532,169,294,166
2020 $868,898,358 $545,147,614,972
2021 $843,923,639 $637,186,904,844
2022 $832,945,206 $579,895,717,344
2023 $938,189,444 $585,489,968,189
2024 $1,068,025,244 $610,117,791,237

Samoa and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 - $3,746
1968 - $3,953
1969 - $4,263
1970 $322 $4,729
1971 $377 $5,125
1972 $433 $6,018
1973 $563 $7,291
1974 $626 $8,078
1975 $610 $10,103
1976 $541 $10,853
1977 $615 $11,432
1978 $671 $12,602
1979 $751 $14,856
1980 $765 $17,073
1981 $713 $15,564
1982 $728 $13,719
1983 $671 $12,590
1984 $655 $13,080
1985 $573 $13,647
1986 $604 $17,955
1987 $666 $21,761
1988 $790 $24,499
1989 $728 $25,625
1990 $744 $30,550
1991 $742 $31,777
1992 $777 $32,754
1993 $775 $24,390
1994 $1,277 $26,046
1995 $1,288 $30,254
1996 $1,419 $33,023
1997 $1,608 $30,324
1998 $1,506 $30,606
1999 $1,417 $30,969
2000 $1,425 $29,633
2001 $1,454 $27,259
2002 $1,528 $29,958
2003 $1,798 $37,292
2004 $2,189 $42,758
2005 $2,550 $43,379
2006 $2,663 $46,532
2007 $3,039 $53,569
2008 $3,374 $55,817
2009 $3,279 $46,708
2010 $3,524 $52,543
2011 $3,822 $60,380
2012 $3,935 $57,750
2013 $4,024 $60,844
2014 $3,983 $59,584
2015 $4,084 $51,198
2016 $4,147 $51,820
2017 $4,308 $53,301
2018 $4,232 $54,182
2019 $4,352 $51,773
2020 $4,100 $52,654
2021 $3,948 $61,175
2022 $3,869 $55,297
2023 $4,330 $55,567
2024 $4,899 $57,723

Samoa vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Sweden
1950 49.2 71.1
1951 49.8 71.4
1952 50.4 71.8
1953 51 71.9
1954 51.6 72.4
1955 52.2 72.6
1956 52.8 72.7
1957 53.4 72.5
1958 54 73.2
1959 54.6 73.4
1960 55.2 73
1961 55.7 73.5
1962 56.3 73.4
1963 56.9 73.5
1964 54 73.7
1965 57.9 73.9
1966 58.2 74.1
1967 58.9 74.1
1968 59.4 74
1969 59.9 74.1
1970 60.4 74.7
1971 60.9 74.6
1972 61.4 74.7
1973 61.9 74.9
1974 62.3 75
1975 62.8 75
1976 63.3 75
1977 63.7 75.4
1978 64.1 75.5
1979 64.5 75.5
1980 65 75.7
1981 65.3 76
1982 65.6 76.3
1983 66 76.6
1984 66.3 76.8
1985 66.6 76.7
1986 66.8 77
1987 67 77.1
1988 67.3 77
1989 67.6 77.7
1990 67.8 77.6
1991 68 77.7
1992 68.5 78.1
1993 68.8 78.1
1994 69.2 78.7
1995 69.5 78.8
1996 69.8 79
1997 70 79.3
1998 70.3 79.4
1999 70.6 79.5
2000 70.8 79.7
2001 71 79.8
2002 71.2 79.9
2003 71.4 80.2
2004 71.5 80.5
2005 71.5 80.6
2006 71.6 80.8
2007 71.6 81
2008 71.5 81.1
2009 69.5 81.4
2010 71.5 81.5
2011 71.4 81.8
2012 71.2 81.7
2013 71.2 81.9
2014 71.1 82.2
2015 71.1 82.2
2016 71 82.3
2017 71 82.4
2018 71.1 82.5
2019 70.3 83.1
2020 70.7 82.4
2021 71.1 83
2022 71.6 83
2023 71.7 83.3
2024 71.8 83.4
2025 71.9 83.6

Samoa and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Sweden
Year Population
Samoa Sweden
1960 112,490 7,484,656
1961 115,496 7,519,998
1962 118,597 7,561,588
1963 121,764 7,604,328
1964 124,894 7,661,354
1965 127,978 7,733,853
1966 131,073 7,807,797
1967 133,764 7,867,931
1968 136,020 7,912,273
1969 138,233 7,968,072
1970 140,400 8,042,801
1971 142,503 8,098,334
1972 144,538 8,122,300
1973 146,516 8,136,312
1974 149,431 8,159,955
1975 153,344 8,192,437
1976 157,113 8,222,286
1977 159,753 8,251,540
1978 161,375 8,275,599
1979 162,882 8,293,678
1980 164,322 8,310,531
1981 165,678 8,320,503
1982 166,484 8,325,263
1983 166,714 8,329,033
1984 166,796 8,336,605
1985 166,849 8,350,386
1986 167,061 8,369,829
1987 167,661 8,397,804
1988 168,346 8,436,489
1989 168,768 8,492,964
1990 169,042 8,558,835
1991 169,368 8,617,375
1992 170,331 8,668,067
1993 171,774 8,718,561
1994 173,159 8,780,745
1995 174,571 8,826,939
1996 176,071 8,840,998
1997 177,547 8,846,062
1998 178,905 8,850,974
1999 180,275 8,857,874
2000 181,685 8,872,109
2001 183,166 8,895,960
2002 184,471 8,924,958
2003 185,430 8,958,229
2004 186,249 8,993,531
2005 186,978 9,029,572
2006 187,709 9,080,505
2007 188,753 9,148,092
2008 190,107 9,219,637
2009 191,513 9,298,515
2010 193,023 9,378,126
2011 194,713 9,449,213
2012 196,498 9,519,374
2013 198,268 9,600,379
2014 200,037 9,696,110
2015 201,782 9,799,186
2016 203,499 9,923,085
2017 205,415 10,057,698
2018 207,582 10,175,214
2019 209,780 10,278,887
2020 211,944 10,353,442
2021 213,779 10,415,811
2022 215,261 10,486,941
2023 216,663 10,536,632
2024 218,019 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Samoa and Sweden

Fertility rate
Samoa

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Sweden
1960 7.78 2.17
1961 7.77 2.21
1962 7.76 2.25
1963 7.73 2.33
1964 7.7 2.47
1965 7.65 2.39
1966 7.6 2.37
1967 7.55 2.28
1968 7.5 2.07
1969 7.43 1.93
1970 7.34 1.92
1971 7.22 1.96
1972 7.07 1.91
1973 6.91 1.87
1974 6.75 1.87
1975 6.61 1.77
1976 6.47 1.68
1977 6.31 1.64
1978 6.15 1.6
1979 5.99 1.66
1980 5.86 1.68
1981 5.75 1.63
1982 5.68 1.62
1983 5.62 1.61
1984 5.55 1.66
1985 5.49 1.74
1986 5.42 1.8
1987 5.32 1.84
1988 5.21 1.96
1989 5.11 2.01
1990 5.01 2.13
1991 4.91 2.11
1992 4.87 2.09
1993 4.83 1.99
1994 4.79 1.88
1995 4.77 1.73
1996 4.74 1.6
1997 4.7 1.52
1998 4.64 1.5
1999 4.57 1.5
2000 4.52 1.54
2001 4.48 1.57
2002 4.44 1.65
2003 4.39 1.71
2004 4.34 1.75
2005 4.32 1.77
2006 4.32 1.85
2007 4.36 1.88
2008 4.42 1.91
2009 4.47 1.94
2010 4.52 1.98
2011 4.56 1.9
2012 4.55 1.91
2013 4.49 1.89
2014 4.42 1.88
2015 4.34 1.85
2016 4.26 1.85
2017 4.2 1.78
2018 4.14 1.76
2019 4.06 1.71
2020 4 1.67
2021 3.94 1.67
2022 3.88 1.53
2023 3.83 1.45

Samoa and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Samoa Sweden
1960 15 36
1961 14.9 36.2
1962 14.8 36.3
1963 14.6 36.3
1964 14.6 36.3
1965 14.5 36.2
1966 14.5 36
1967 14.5 35.9
1968 14.5 35.8
1969 14.5 35.6
1970 14.6 35.4
1971 14.7 35.3
1972 14.8 35.3
1973 14.9 35.3
1974 15 35.3
1975 15.3 35.3
1976 15.5 35.4
1977 15.8 35.5
1978 16 35.7
1979 16.2 36
1980 16.4 36.2
1981 16.6 36.5
1982 16.8 36.8
1983 17.1 37.1
1984 17.4 37.4
1985 17.6 37.6
1986 17.8 37.9
1987 18 38.1
1988 18.2 38.2
1989 18.3 38.3
1990 18.4 38.3
1991 18.5 38.3
1992 18.7 38.4
1993 19 38.4
1994 19.3 38.4
1995 19.6 38.5
1996 19.7 38.6
1997 19.8 38.8
1998 19.9 39
1999 19.9 39.2
2000 19.8 39.4
2001 19.7 39.5
2002 19.7 39.7
2003 19.9 39.8
2004 20.1 40
2005 20.3 40.2
2006 20.4 40.4
2007 20.6 40.5
2008 20.7 40.6
2009 20.8 40.7
2010 20.8 40.7
2011 20.8 40.8
2012 20.8 40.9
2013 21 40.9
2014 21.1 40.9
2015 21.2 40.9
2016 21.3 40.8
2017 21.4 40.7
2018 21.4 40.6
2019 21.5 40.5
2020 21.4 40.6
2021 21.4 40.7
2022 21.1 40.7
2023 21 40.9
2024 20.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Samoa Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Sweden
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
80
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
49.9%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Samoa Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Sweden
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
356,129 mi
2016

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