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Samoa vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 168th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Thailand
Population
220288
71619867
Population rank 177/197 21/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Samoa and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Thailand
Year GDP
Samoa Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 $45,208,338 $7,086,538,438
1971 $53,719,569 $7,375,000,024
1972 $62,566,116 $8,177,873,151
1973 $82,452,985 $10,838,587,358
1974 $93,549,611 $13,702,998,512
1975 $93,489,283 $14,882,770,594
1976 $85,003,078 $16,985,208,648
1977 $98,295,671 $19,779,312,261
1978 $108,223,444 $24,006,566,637
1979 $122,257,393 $27,371,650,825
1980 $125,747,038 $32,353,514,989
1981 $118,190,655 $34,846,039,194
1982 $121,221,652 $36,589,772,404
1983 $111,862,824 $40,042,798,388
1984 $109,200,934 $41,797,647,776
1985 $95,572,173 $38,900,711,333
1986 $100,947,849 $43,096,773,981
1987 $111,713,922 $50,535,446,555
1988 $133,016,065 $61,667,253,471
1989 $122,888,610 $72,250,748,100
1990 $125,766,270 $85,343,190,719
1991 $125,597,205 $98,234,714,971
1992 $132,303,041 $111,452,746,518
1993 $133,122,897 $128,889,262,951
1994 $221,098,107 $146,683,778,959
1995 $224,865,731 $169,278,916,593
1996 $249,907,869 $183,035,237,429
1997 $285,475,592 $150,180,456,566
1998 $269,485,244 $113,675,596,788
1999 $255,408,060 $126,669,211,779
2000 $258,856,140 $126,392,224,254
2001 $266,299,591 $120,296,476,180
2002 $281,790,134 $134,300,904,400
2003 $333,426,188 $152,280,615,246
2004 $407,747,565 $172,895,685,155
2005 $476,801,793 $189,318,408,469
2006 $499,923,758 $221,758,296,022
2007 $573,548,460 $262,942,621,455
2008 $641,346,192 $291,382,982,431
2009 $628,006,115 $281,710,630,187
2010 $680,260,907 $341,104,766,329
2011 $744,097,050 $370,818,739,624
2012 $773,141,661 $397,558,325,279
2013 $797,736,334 $420,333,654,593
2014 $796,683,520 $407,339,040,198
2015 $824,150,499 $401,296,238,228
2016 $843,924,797 $413,366,349,748
2017 $884,844,384 $456,356,813,537
2018 $878,448,433 $506,754,208,404
2019 $912,950,466 $543,976,691,794
2020 $868,898,358 $500,461,898,480
2021 $843,923,639 $506,194,668,790
2022 $832,945,206 $495,644,697,588
2023 $938,189,444 $515,906,283,941
2024 $1,068,025,244 $526,411,265,428

Samoa and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 $322 $197.1
1971 $377 $199.7
1972 $433 $215.6
1973 $563 $278.3
1974 $626 $343
1975 $610 $364
1976 $541 $405
1977 $615 $462
1978 $671 $548
1979 $751 $612
1980 $765 $709
1981 $713 $748
1982 $728 $770
1983 $671 $827
1984 $655 $847
1985 $573 $774
1986 $604 $842
1987 $666 $970
1988 $790 $1,164
1989 $728 $1,342
1990 $744 $1,559
1991 $742 $1,766
1992 $777 $1,972
1993 $775 $2,245
1994 $1,277 $2,518
1995 $1,288 $2,864
1996 $1,419 $3,055
1997 $1,608 $2,473
1998 $1,506 $1,848
1999 $1,417 $2,033
2000 $1,425 $2,006
2001 $1,454 $1,890
2002 $1,528 $2,090
2003 $1,798 $2,348
2004 $2,189 $2,642
2005 $2,550 $2,868
2006 $2,663 $3,331
2007 $3,039 $3,919
2008 $3,374 $4,309
2009 $3,279 $4,135
2010 $3,524 $4,974
2011 $3,822 $5,374
2012 $3,935 $5,726
2013 $4,024 $6,018
2014 $3,983 $5,801
2015 $4,084 $5,689
2016 $4,147 $5,834
2017 $4,308 $6,413
2018 $4,232 $7,100
2019 $4,352 $7,606
2020 $4,100 $6,986
2021 $3,948 $7,057
2022 $3,869 $6,909
2023 $4,330 $7,195
2024 $4,899 $7,345

Samoa vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Thailand
1950 49.2 45.2
1951 49.8 45.9
1952 50.4 46.5
1953 51 47.1
1954 51.6 47.6
1955 52.2 48.1
1956 52.8 48.6
1957 53.4 49.1
1958 54 49.5
1959 54.6 50.1
1960 55.2 50.6
1961 55.7 51.1
1962 56.3 51.4
1963 56.9 52
1964 54 52.5
1965 57.9 53.1
1966 58.2 53.7
1967 58.9 54.3
1968 59.4 55
1969 59.9 55.7
1970 60.4 56.5
1971 60.9 57.1
1972 61.4 57.7
1973 61.9 58.3
1974 62.3 59
1975 62.8 59.7
1976 63.3 60.4
1977 63.7 60.9
1978 64.1 61.3
1979 64.5 61.7
1980 65 62.2
1981 65.3 62.9
1982 65.6 63.6
1983 66 64.5
1984 66.3 65.5
1985 66.6 66.5
1986 66.8 67.3
1987 67 67.8
1988 67.3 68.2
1989 67.6 68.6
1990 67.8 68.9
1991 68 69.1
1992 68.5 69.4
1993 68.8 69.6
1994 69.2 69.7
1995 69.5 69.8
1996 69.8 69.9
1997 70 70.4
1998 70.3 70.7
1999 70.6 71
2000 70.8 71.2
2001 71 71.5
2002 71.2 71.8
2003 71.4 72.1
2004 71.5 72.1
2005 71.5 72.9
2006 71.6 73.3
2007 71.6 73.8
2008 71.5 74.2
2009 69.5 74.7
2010 71.5 75
2011 71.4 75.3
2012 71.2 75.6
2013 71.2 76
2014 71.1 76.3
2015 71.1 76.6
2016 71 76.8
2017 71 77
2018 71.1 77.2
2019 70.3 77.2
2020 70.7 77.3
2021 71.1 77.6
2022 71.6 75.3
2023 71.7 76.4
2024 71.8 76.6
2025 71.9 76.8

Samoa and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Thailand
Year Population
Samoa Thailand
1960 112,490 26,851,747
1961 115,496 27,650,334
1962 118,597 28,481,040
1963 121,764 29,342,322
1964 124,894 30,232,141
1965 127,978 31,149,337
1966 131,073 32,086,071
1967 133,764 33,037,801
1968 136,020 34,002,560
1969 138,233 34,973,782
1970 140,400 35,954,408
1971 142,503 36,937,387
1972 144,538 37,933,929
1973 146,516 38,947,787
1974 149,431 39,952,891
1975 153,344 40,940,005
1976 157,113 41,896,504
1977 159,753 42,843,974
1978 161,375 43,788,976
1979 162,882 44,718,434
1980 164,322 45,650,022
1981 165,678 46,575,855
1982 166,484 47,494,577
1983 166,714 48,423,309
1984 166,796 49,351,708
1985 166,849 50,270,753
1986 167,061 51,177,834
1987 167,661 52,074,105
1988 168,346 52,969,595
1989 168,768 53,848,956
1990 169,042 54,738,329
1991 169,368 55,637,434
1992 170,331 56,528,834
1993 171,774 57,408,198
1994 173,159 58,260,854
1995 174,571 59,098,232
1996 176,071 59,920,064
1997 177,547 60,724,584
1998 178,905 61,522,630
1999 180,275 62,299,043
2000 181,685 63,007,815
2001 183,166 63,651,141
2002 184,471 64,266,437
2003 185,430 64,868,166
2004 186,249 65,452,047
2005 186,978 66,017,420
2006 187,709 66,567,687
2007 188,753 67,102,394
2008 190,107 67,619,830
2009 191,513 68,121,080
2010 193,023 68,579,447
2011 194,713 69,007,208
2012 196,498 69,436,098
2013 198,268 69,845,114
2014 200,037 70,216,367
2015 201,782 70,540,795
2016 203,499 70,859,841
2017 205,415 71,160,187
2018 207,582 71,376,079
2019 209,780 71,522,271
2020 211,944 71,641,484
2021 213,779 71,727,332
2022 215,261 71,735,329
2023 216,663 71,702,435
2024 218,019 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Samoa and Thailand

Fertility rate
Samoa

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Thailand
1960 7.78 6.33
1961 7.77 6.32
1962 7.76 6.33
1963 7.73 6.34
1964 7.7 6.31
1965 7.65 6.26
1966 7.6 6.18
1967 7.55 6.08
1968 7.5 5.93
1969 7.43 5.7
1970 7.34 5.45
1971 7.22 5.25
1972 7.07 5.08
1973 6.91 4.85
1974 6.75 4.6
1975 6.61 4.36
1976 6.47 4.12
1977 6.31 3.87
1978 6.15 3.62
1979 5.99 3.45
1980 5.86 3.29
1981 5.75 3.13
1982 5.68 2.94
1983 5.62 2.76
1984 5.55 2.58
1985 5.49 2.45
1986 5.42 2.36
1987 5.32 2.26
1988 5.21 2.17
1989 5.11 2.14
1990 5.01 2.07
1991 4.91 2.04
1992 4.87 2.01
1993 4.83 1.97
1994 4.79 1.93
1995 4.77 1.89
1996 4.74 1.87
1997 4.7 1.85
1998 4.64 1.82
1999 4.57 1.77
2000 4.52 1.73
2001 4.48 1.71
2002 4.44 1.69
2003 4.39 1.67
2004 4.34 1.67
2005 4.32 1.64
2006 4.32 1.63
2007 4.36 1.62
2008 4.42 1.59
2009 4.47 1.57
2010 4.52 1.56
2011 4.56 1.57
2012 4.55 1.56
2013 4.49 1.53
2014 4.42 1.48
2015 4.34 1.45
2016 4.26 1.4
2017 4.2 1.36
2018 4.14 1.32
2019 4.06 1.29
2020 4 1.26
2021 3.94 1.23
2022 3.88 1.22
2023 3.83 1.21

Samoa and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Samoa Thailand
1960 15 18
1961 14.9 17.9
1962 14.8 17.7
1963 14.6 17.6
1964 14.6 17.5
1965 14.5 17.4
1966 14.5 17.3
1967 14.5 17.3
1968 14.5 17.3
1969 14.5 17.4
1970 14.6 17.5
1971 14.7 17.6
1972 14.8 17.8
1973 14.9 18
1974 15 18.2
1975 15.3 18.4
1976 15.5 18.7
1977 15.8 18.9
1978 16 19.2
1979 16.2 19.5
1980 16.4 19.9
1981 16.6 20.2
1982 16.8 20.6
1983 17.1 21
1984 17.4 21.5
1985 17.6 21.9
1986 17.8 22.4
1987 18 22.8
1988 18.2 23.3
1989 18.3 23.7
1990 18.4 24.3
1991 18.5 24.8
1992 18.7 25.4
1993 19 26
1994 19.3 26.6
1995 19.6 27.2
1996 19.7 27.7
1997 19.8 28.3
1998 19.9 28.9
1999 19.9 29.5
2000 19.8 30
2001 19.7 30.5
2002 19.7 30.9
2003 19.9 31.3
2004 20.1 31.7
2005 20.3 32.2
2006 20.4 32.6
2007 20.6 33.1
2008 20.7 33.6
2009 20.8 34
2010 20.8 34.5
2011 20.8 35
2012 20.8 35.4
2013 21 35.9
2014 21.1 36.3
2015 21.2 36.8
2016 21.3 37.3
2017 21.4 37.7
2018 21.4 38.2
2019 21.5 38.7
2020 21.4 39.2
2021 21.4 39.7
2022 21.1 40.2
2023 21 40.7
2024 20.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Samoa Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Thailand
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
34
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
91.1%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Samoa Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Thailand
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
436,817 mi
2020

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