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Samoa vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 168th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Tanzania
Population
220288
72166806
Population rank 177/197 20/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Samoa and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Tanzania
Year GDP
Samoa Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 $45,208,338 $2,851,419,386
1971 $53,719,569 $3,050,673,517
1972 $62,566,116 $3,472,787,266
1973 $82,452,985 $4,144,104,535
1974 $93,549,611 $4,977,337,978
1975 $93,489,283 $5,729,917,840
1976 $85,003,078 $6,472,511,988
1977 $98,295,671 $7,732,598,995
1978 $108,223,444 $9,261,675,710
1979 $122,257,393 $9,804,637,491
1980 $125,747,038 $11,409,228,087
1981 $118,190,655 $13,161,540,378
1982 $121,221,652 $13,927,383,240
1983 $111,862,824 $14,049,883,809
1984 $109,200,934 $12,906,635,133
1985 $95,572,173 $15,328,295,175
1986 $100,947,849 $10,840,864,521
1987 $111,713,922 $7,824,193,222
1988 $133,016,065 $7,406,614,407
1989 $122,888,610 $6,418,799,007
1990 $125,766,270 $6,184,384,225
1991 $125,597,205 $7,197,768,159
1992 $132,303,041 $6,681,997,469
1993 $133,122,897 $6,182,872,708
1994 $221,098,107 $6,550,480,484
1995 $224,865,731 $7,631,431,840
1996 $249,907,869 $9,433,528,150
1997 $285,475,592 $11,158,197,942
1998 $269,485,244 $12,172,790,056
1999 $255,408,060 $12,704,334,196
2000 $258,856,140 $13,371,767,082
2001 $266,299,591 $13,563,990,022
2002 $281,790,134 $14,129,651,896
2003 $333,426,188 $15,211,487,709
2004 $407,747,565 $16,673,062,473
2005 $476,801,793 $18,395,383,647
2006 $499,923,758 $18,619,859,795
2007 $573,548,460 $21,860,434,823
2008 $641,346,192 $27,947,821,398
2009 $628,006,115 $29,400,573,554
2010 $680,260,907 $32,012,892,919
2011 $744,097,050 $34,657,140,096
2012 $773,141,661 $39,650,394,363
2013 $797,736,334 $45,648,857,242
2014 $796,683,520 $49,986,726,461
2015 $824,150,499 $47,413,919,817
2016 $843,924,797 $49,774,409,374
2017 $884,844,384 $53,274,884,533
2018 $878,448,433 $57,003,712,892
2019 $912,950,466 $61,026,731,926
2020 $868,898,358 $66,068,737,786
2021 $843,923,639 $70,655,628,148
2022 $832,945,206 $75,769,974,505
2023 $938,189,444 $79,062,403,837
2024 $1,068,025,244 $78,779,864,877

Samoa and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 $322 $211.3
1971 $377 $218.4
1972 $433 $239.8
1973 $563 $276.1
1974 $626 $320
1975 $610 $355
1976 $541 $387
1977 $615 $446
1978 $671 $515
1979 $751 $527
1980 $765 $595
1981 $713 $665
1982 $728 $683
1983 $671 $667
1984 $655 $593
1985 $573 $681
1986 $604 $466
1987 $666 $326
1988 $790 $299
1989 $728 $252.3
1990 $744 $236.9
1991 $742 $268.8
1992 $777 $243.4
1993 $775 $218.2
1994 $1,277 $222.5
1995 $1,288 $251.2
1996 $1,419 $305
1997 $1,608 $353
1998 $1,506 $375
1999 $1,417 $382
2000 $1,425 $390
2001 $1,454 $385
2002 $1,528 $391
2003 $1,798 $410
2004 $2,189 $438
2005 $2,550 $469
2006 $2,663 $462
2007 $3,039 $528
2008 $3,374 $657
2009 $3,279 $674
2010 $3,524 $715
2011 $3,822 $753
2012 $3,935 $837
2013 $4,024 $935
2014 $3,983 $993
2015 $4,084 $911
2016 $4,147 $925
2017 $4,308 $957
2018 $4,232 $992
2019 $4,352 $1,031
2020 $4,100 $1,084
2021 $3,948 $1,125
2022 $3,869 $1,171
2023 $4,330 $1,187
2024 $4,899 $1,149

Samoa vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Tanzania
1950 49.2 41
1951 49.8 41.2
1952 50.4 41.4
1953 51 41.5
1954 51.6 41.7
1955 52.2 41.8
1956 52.8 42
1957 53.4 42.1
1958 54 42.3
1959 54.6 42.5
1960 55.2 42.6
1961 55.7 42.8
1962 56.3 43.2
1963 56.9 43.6
1964 54 44.1
1965 57.9 44.5
1966 58.2 44.9
1967 58.9 45.2
1968 59.4 45.6
1969 59.9 46
1970 60.4 46.5
1971 60.9 47
1972 61.4 47.4
1973 61.9 47.9
1974 62.3 48.4
1975 62.8 48.9
1976 63.3 49.5
1977 63.7 50
1978 64.1 50.4
1979 64.5 50.8
1980 65 51.3
1981 65.3 51.7
1982 65.6 52
1983 66 52.2
1984 66.3 52.2
1985 66.6 52.2
1986 66.8 52.2
1987 67 52.2
1988 67.3 52.2
1989 67.6 52.1
1990 67.8 52
1991 68 51.8
1992 68.5 51.4
1993 68.8 51.2
1994 69.2 51.1
1995 69.5 51
1996 69.8 51.1
1997 70 51.2
1998 70.3 51.8
1999 70.6 52.4
2000 70.8 53.2
2001 71 54.1
2002 71.2 54.9
2003 71.4 55.9
2004 71.5 56.8
2005 71.5 57.7
2006 71.6 58.5
2007 71.6 59.3
2008 71.5 59.9
2009 69.5 60.5
2010 71.5 61.1
2011 71.4 61.6
2012 71.2 62.3
2013 71.2 62.8
2014 71.1 63.4
2015 71.1 63.9
2016 71 64.4
2017 71 65
2018 71.1 65.5
2019 70.3 66
2020 70.7 66.8
2021 71.1 66.1
2022 71.6 66.9
2023 71.7 67
2024 71.8 67.2
2025 71.9 67.4

Samoa and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Tanzania
Year Population
Samoa Tanzania
1960 112,490 9,901,419
1961 115,496 10,187,886
1962 118,597 10,487,756
1963 121,764 10,799,528
1964 124,894 11,127,826
1965 127,978 11,470,728
1966 131,073 11,827,459
1967 133,764 12,200,109
1968 136,020 12,602,076
1969 138,233 13,036,700
1970 140,400 13,492,677
1971 142,503 13,971,451
1972 144,538 14,479,308
1973 146,516 15,010,101
1974 149,431 15,561,630
1975 153,344 16,138,361
1976 157,113 16,736,211
1977 159,753 17,352,929
1978 161,375 17,976,566
1979 162,882 18,592,038
1980 164,322 19,189,769
1981 165,678 19,784,703
1982 166,484 20,398,571
1983 166,714 21,079,874
1984 166,796 21,779,066
1985 166,849 22,501,693
1986 167,061 23,258,959
1987 167,661 24,030,378
1988 168,346 24,769,686
1989 168,768 25,438,759
1990 169,042 26,110,207
1991 169,368 26,780,436
1992 170,331 27,457,588
1993 171,774 28,332,692
1994 173,159 29,442,356
1995 174,571 30,383,497
1996 176,071 30,945,762
1997 177,547 31,578,089
1998 178,905 32,420,458
1999 180,275 33,300,330
2000 181,685 34,260,139
2001 183,166 35,198,299
2002 184,471 36,121,304
2003 185,430 37,089,555
2004 186,249 38,109,668
2005 186,978 39,182,076
2006 187,709 40,294,902
2007 188,753 41,435,512
2008 190,107 42,570,728
2009 191,513 43,633,982
2010 193,023 44,758,488
2011 194,713 46,029,367
2012 196,498 47,374,260
2013 198,268 48,824,128
2014 200,037 50,351,512
2015 201,782 52,020,962
2016 203,499 53,824,013
2017 205,415 55,652,890
2018 207,582 57,437,145
2019 209,780 59,174,891
2020 211,944 60,972,798
2021 213,779 62,830,412
2022 215,261 64,711,821
2023 216,663 66,617,606
2024 218,019 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Samoa and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Samoa

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Tanzania
1960 7.78 6.54
1961 7.77 6.56
1962 7.76 6.61
1963 7.73 6.65
1964 7.7 6.68
1965 7.65 6.73
1966 7.6 6.8
1967 7.55 6.86
1968 7.5 6.9
1969 7.43 6.95
1970 7.34 7
1971 7.22 7.04
1972 7.07 7.05
1973 6.91 7.06
1974 6.75 7.12
1975 6.61 7.1
1976 6.47 7.09
1977 6.31 7.07
1978 6.15 7.06
1979 5.99 7.04
1980 5.86 6.99
1981 5.75 6.93
1982 5.68 6.87
1983 5.62 6.81
1984 5.55 6.72
1985 5.49 6.6
1986 5.42 6.49
1987 5.32 6.41
1988 5.21 6.38
1989 5.11 6.3
1990 5.01 6.2
1991 4.91 6.14
1992 4.87 6.08
1993 4.83 6
1994 4.79 5.89
1995 4.77 5.82
1996 4.74 5.83
1997 4.7 5.84
1998 4.64 5.81
1999 4.57 5.75
2000 4.52 5.67
2001 4.48 5.62
2002 4.44 5.57
2003 4.39 5.58
2004 4.34 5.6
2005 4.32 5.58
2006 4.32 5.51
2007 4.36 5.4
2008 4.42 5.32
2009 4.47 5.26
2010 4.52 5.23
2011 4.56 5.14
2012 4.55 5.14
2013 4.49 5.16
2014 4.42 5.12
2015 4.34 5.03
2016 4.26 5.01
2017 4.2 4.99
2018 4.14 4.93
2019 4.06 4.87
2020 4 4.8
2021 3.94 4.73
2022 3.88 4.67
2023 3.83 4.61

Samoa and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Samoa Tanzania
1960 15 17.4
1961 14.9 17.4
1962 14.8 17.4
1963 14.6 17.4
1964 14.6 17.4
1965 14.5 17.3
1966 14.5 17.2
1967 14.5 17.2
1968 14.5 17.1
1969 14.5 17.1
1970 14.6 17.1
1971 14.7 17
1972 14.8 17
1973 14.9 17
1974 15 16.9
1975 15.3 16.9
1976 15.5 16.8
1977 15.8 16.8
1978 16 16.7
1979 16.2 16.6
1980 16.4 16.5
1981 16.6 16.4
1982 16.8 16.3
1983 17.1 16.2
1984 17.4 16.2
1985 17.6 16.3
1986 17.8 16.4
1987 18 16.5
1988 18.2 16.6
1989 18.3 16.6
1990 18.4 16.7
1991 18.5 16.7
1992 18.7 16.8
1993 19 17
1994 19.3 17.3
1995 19.6 17.4
1996 19.7 17.4
1997 19.8 17.3
1998 19.9 17.3
1999 19.9 17.4
2000 19.8 17.4
2001 19.7 17.5
2002 19.7 17.5
2003 19.9 17.4
2004 20.1 17.4
2005 20.3 17.4
2006 20.4 17.4
2007 20.6 17.3
2008 20.7 17.3
2009 20.8 17.2
2010 20.8 17.2
2011 20.8 17.2
2012 20.8 17.3
2013 21 17.3
2014 21.1 17.4
2015 21.2 17.5
2016 21.3 17.6
2017 21.4 17.8
2018 21.4 17.9
2019 21.5 17.9
2020 21.4 18
2021 21.4 18.1
2022 21.1 18.2
2023 21 18.3
2024 20.9 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
27.2%
2019
Banked people share n/a
59.8%
2024

Energy

Samoa Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Samoa Tanzania
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
41
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
78.2%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Samoa Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Tanzania
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
90,225 mi
2022

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