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Samoa vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 168th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Switzerland
Population
220288
9112950
Population rank 177/197 100/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Samoa and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Switzerland
Year GDP
Samoa Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 $45,208,338 $24,998,066,773
1971 $53,719,569 $30,040,171,751
1972 $62,566,116 $36,844,318,854
1973 $82,452,985 $49,550,006,320
1974 $93,549,611 $57,103,011,446
1975 $93,489,283 $65,466,081,819
1976 $85,003,078 $68,476,524,644
1977 $98,295,671 $73,135,771,167
1978 $108,223,444 $102,280,472,036
1979 $122,257,393 $114,970,094,425
1980 $125,747,038 $122,557,843,886
1981 $118,190,655 $112,244,805,519
1982 $121,221,652 $115,043,365,512
1983 $111,862,824 $114,634,358,535
1984 $109,200,934 $109,455,312,168
1985 $95,572,173 $110,980,314,192
1986 $100,947,849 $159,089,921,063
1987 $111,713,922 $199,236,370,038
1988 $133,016,065 $215,540,625,299
1989 $122,888,610 $208,105,846,934
1990 $125,766,270 $265,763,573,999
1991 $125,597,205 $268,901,693,863
1992 $132,303,041 $279,921,425,828
1993 $133,122,897 $272,237,527,071
1994 $221,098,107 $301,375,055,202
1995 $224,865,731 $352,835,806,342
1996 $249,907,869 $340,103,959,547
1997 $285,475,592 $294,788,198,856
1998 $269,485,244 $303,459,014,347
1999 $255,408,060 $297,873,643,323
2000 $258,856,140 $279,216,033,870
2001 $266,299,591 $286,582,672,434
2002 $281,790,134 $309,301,422,430
2003 $333,426,188 $362,075,086,508
2004 $407,747,565 $403,912,891,033
2005 $476,801,793 $418,284,865,885
2006 $499,923,758 $441,634,672,197
2007 $573,548,460 $490,740,715,595
2008 $641,346,192 $567,267,767,519
2009 $628,006,115 $554,212,916,092
2010 $680,260,907 $598,851,027,948
2011 $744,097,050 $715,888,126,682
2012 $773,141,661 $686,420,221,558
2013 $797,736,334 $706,234,937,371
2014 $796,683,520 $726,537,809,430
2015 $824,150,499 $694,118,186,380
2016 $843,924,797 $687,895,460,903
2017 $884,844,384 $695,200,834,102
2018 $878,448,433 $725,568,717,468
2019 $912,950,466 $721,369,112,727
2020 $868,898,358 $741,999,406,006
2021 $843,923,639 $815,309,330,987
2022 $832,945,206 $828,508,926,958
2023 $938,189,444 $894,424,821,645
2024 $1,068,025,244 $936,564,198,049

Samoa and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 $322 $4,044
1971 $377 $4,835
1972 $433 $5,885
1973 $563 $7,856
1974 $626 $9,005
1975 $610 $10,328
1976 $541 $10,865
1977 $615 $11,644
1978 $671 $16,282
1979 $751 $18,266
1980 $765 $19,394
1981 $713 $17,665
1982 $728 $18,000
1983 $671 $17,859
1984 $655 $16,991
1985 $573 $17,152
1986 $604 $24,460
1987 $666 $30,441
1988 $790 $32,690
1989 $728 $31,309
1990 $744 $39,575
1991 $742 $39,544
1992 $777 $40,714
1993 $775 $39,237
1994 $1,277 $43,092
1995 $1,288 $50,114
1996 $1,419 $48,093
1997 $1,608 $41,584
1998 $1,506 $42,681
1999 $1,417 $41,696
2000 $1,425 $38,865
2001 $1,454 $39,639
2002 $1,528 $42,459
2003 $1,798 $49,336
2004 $2,189 $54,659
2005 $2,550 $56,243
2006 $2,663 $59,011
2007 $3,039 $64,989
2008 $3,374 $74,175
2009 $3,279 $71,568
2010 $3,524 $76,531
2011 $3,822 $90,477
2012 $3,935 $85,836
2013 $4,024 $87,304
2014 $3,983 $88,725
2015 $4,084 $83,806
2016 $4,147 $82,153
2017 $4,308 $82,254
2018 $4,232 $85,217
2019 $4,352 $84,122
2020 $4,100 $85,898
2021 $3,948 $93,665
2022 $3,869 $94,395
2023 $4,330 $100,632
2024 $4,899 $103,670

Samoa vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Switzerland
1950 49.2 68.9
1951 49.8 68.7
1952 50.4 69.6
1953 51 69.5
1954 51.6 70
1955 52.2 70.1
1956 52.8 70.2
1957 53.4 70.5
1958 54 71.3
1959 54.6 71.5
1960 55.2 71.4
1961 55.7 71.7
1962 56.3 71.3
1963 56.9 71.3
1964 54 72.2
1965 57.9 72.3
1966 58.2 72.4
1967 58.9 72.7
1968 59.4 72.7
1969 59.9 72.7
1970 60.4 73.1
1971 60.9 73.2
1972 61.4 73.8
1973 61.9 74.1
1974 62.3 74.4
1975 62.8 74.8
1976 63.3 74.9
1977 63.7 75.4
1978 64.1 75.3
1979 64.5 75.6
1980 65 75.6
1981 65.3 75.8
1982 65.6 76.2
1983 66 76.2
1984 66.3 76.8
1985 66.6 76.9
1986 66.8 77
1987 67 77.3
1988 67.3 77.4
1989 67.6 77.6
1990 67.8 77.4
1991 68 77.6
1992 68.5 77.9
1993 68.8 78.2
1994 69.2 78.5
1995 69.5 78.6
1996 69.8 79
1997 70 79.2
1998 70.3 79.5
1999 70.6 79.7
2000 70.8 79.8
2001 71 80.3
2002 71.2 80.4
2003 71.4 80.5
2004 71.5 81.1
2005 71.5 81.2
2006 71.6 81.5
2007 71.6 81.7
2008 71.5 82
2009 69.5 82
2010 71.5 82.3
2011 71.4 82.6
2012 71.2 82.6
2013 71.2 82.7
2014 71.1 83.1
2015 71.1 82.8
2016 71 83.4
2017 71 83.4
2018 71.1 83.6
2019 70.3 83.8
2020 70.7 83.1
2021 71.1 83.6
2022 71.6 83.2
2023 71.7 84
2024 71.8 84.1
2025 71.9 84.2

Samoa and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Switzerland
Year Population
Samoa Switzerland
1960 112,490 5,327,827
1961 115,496 5,434,294
1962 118,597 5,573,815
1963 121,764 5,694,247
1964 124,894 5,789,228
1965 127,978 5,856,472
1966 131,073 5,918,002
1967 133,764 5,991,785
1968 136,020 6,067,714
1969 138,233 6,136,387
1970 140,400 6,180,877
1971 142,503 6,213,399
1972 144,538 6,260,956
1973 146,516 6,307,347
1974 149,431 6,341,405
1975 153,344 6,338,632
1976 157,113 6,302,504
1977 159,753 6,281,174
1978 161,375 6,281,738
1979 162,882 6,294,365
1980 164,322 6,319,408
1981 165,678 6,354,074
1982 166,484 6,391,309
1983 166,714 6,418,773
1984 166,796 6,441,865
1985 166,849 6,470,365
1986 167,061 6,504,124
1987 167,661 6,545,106
1988 168,346 6,593,386
1989 168,768 6,646,912
1990 169,042 6,715,519
1991 169,368 6,799,978
1992 170,331 6,875,364
1993 171,774 6,938,265
1994 173,159 6,993,795
1995 174,571 7,040,687
1996 176,071 7,071,850
1997 177,547 7,088,906
1998 178,905 7,110,001
1999 180,275 7,143,991
2000 181,685 7,184,250
2001 183,166 7,229,854
2002 184,471 7,284,753
2003 185,430 7,339,001
2004 186,249 7,389,625
2005 186,978 7,437,115
2006 187,709 7,483,934
2007 188,753 7,551,117
2008 190,107 7,647,675
2009 191,513 7,743,831
2010 193,023 7,824,909
2011 194,713 7,912,398
2012 196,498 7,996,861
2013 198,268 8,089,346
2014 200,037 8,188,649
2015 201,782 8,282,396
2016 203,499 8,373,338
2017 205,415 8,451,840
2018 207,582 8,514,329
2019 209,780 8,575,280
2020 211,944 8,638,167
2021 213,779 8,704,546
2022 215,261 8,777,088
2023 216,663 8,888,093
2024 218,019 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Samoa and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Samoa

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Switzerland
1960 7.78 2.44
1961 7.77 2.52
1962 7.76 2.58
1963 7.73 2.65
1964 7.7 2.66
1965 7.65 2.59
1966 7.6 2.5
1967 7.55 2.39
1968 7.5 2.29
1969 7.43 2.19
1970 7.34 2.1
1971 7.22 2.04
1972 7.07 1.91
1973 6.91 1.81
1974 6.75 1.73
1975 6.61 1.61
1976 6.47 1.55
1977 6.31 1.53
1978 6.15 1.51
1979 5.99 1.52
1980 5.86 1.55
1981 5.75 1.55
1982 5.68 1.56
1983 5.62 1.52
1984 5.55 1.53
1985 5.49 1.52
1986 5.42 1.53
1987 5.32 1.52
1988 5.21 1.57
1989 5.11 1.56
1990 5.01 1.58
1991 4.91 1.58
1992 4.87 1.58
1993 4.83 1.51
1994 4.79 1.49
1995 4.77 1.48
1996 4.74 1.5
1997 4.7 1.48
1998 4.64 1.47
1999 4.57 1.48
2000 4.52 1.5
2001 4.48 1.38
2002 4.44 1.39
2003 4.39 1.39
2004 4.34 1.42
2005 4.32 1.42
2006 4.32 1.44
2007 4.36 1.46
2008 4.42 1.48
2009 4.47 1.5
2010 4.52 1.52
2011 4.56 1.52
2012 4.55 1.52
2013 4.49 1.52
2014 4.42 1.54
2015 4.34 1.54
2016 4.26 1.54
2017 4.2 1.52
2018 4.14 1.52
2019 4.06 1.48
2020 4 1.46
2021 3.94 1.52
2022 3.88 1.39
2023 3.83 1.33

Samoa and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Samoa Switzerland
1960 15 32.6
1961 14.9 32.4
1962 14.8 32
1963 14.6 31.7
1964 14.6 31.5
1965 14.5 31.6
1966 14.5 31.6
1967 14.5 31.6
1968 14.5 31.7
1969 14.5 31.7
1970 14.6 32
1971 14.7 32.2
1972 14.8 32.3
1973 14.9 32.5
1974 15 32.7
1975 15.3 33.1
1976 15.5 33.5
1977 15.8 33.8
1978 16 34.2
1979 16.2 34.5
1980 16.4 34.8
1981 16.6 35
1982 16.8 35.3
1983 17.1 35.6
1984 17.4 35.9
1985 17.6 36.1
1986 17.8 36.3
1987 18 36.5
1988 18.2 36.7
1989 18.3 36.8
1990 18.4 36.9
1991 18.5 36.9
1992 18.7 36.9
1993 19 37
1994 19.3 37.1
1995 19.6 37.3
1996 19.7 37.6
1997 19.8 37.9
1998 19.9 38.2
1999 19.9 38.4
2000 19.8 38.7
2001 19.7 39
2002 19.7 39.3
2003 19.9 39.6
2004 20.1 39.9
2005 20.3 40.3
2006 20.4 40.6
2007 20.6 40.9
2008 20.7 41.1
2009 20.8 41.3
2010 20.8 41.5
2011 20.8 41.6
2012 20.8 41.8
2013 21 42
2014 21.1 42.1
2015 21.2 42.2
2016 21.3 42.3
2017 21.4 42.4
2018 21.4 42.5
2019 21.5 42.6
2020 21.4 42.7
2021 21.4 42.8
2022 21.1 43
2023 21 43.4
2024 20.9 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
2.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Samoa Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Switzerland
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
81
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
49.9%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Samoa Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Switzerland
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
52,266 mi
2021

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