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Samoa vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 168th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Turkmenistan
Population
220288
7713465
Population rank 177/197 104/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Samoa and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Samoa Turkmenistan
1970 $45,208,338 -
1971 $53,719,569 -
1972 $62,566,116 -
1973 $82,452,985 -
1974 $93,549,611 -
1975 $93,489,283 -
1976 $85,003,078 -
1977 $98,295,671 -
1978 $108,223,444 -
1979 $122,257,393 -
1980 $125,747,038 -
1981 $118,190,655 -
1982 $121,221,652 -
1983 $111,862,824 -
1984 $109,200,934 -
1985 $95,572,173 -
1986 $100,947,849 -
1987 $111,713,922 $2,331,358,820
1988 $133,016,065 $3,010,982,414
1989 $122,888,610 $3,006,988,217
1990 $125,766,270 $3,189,539,641
1991 $125,597,205 $3,208,098,919
1992 $132,303,041 $3,200,539,816
1993 $133,122,897 $3,179,225,949
1994 $221,098,107 $2,561,118,608
1995 $224,865,731 $2,482,228,440
1996 $249,907,869 $2,378,759,975
1997 $285,475,592 $2,450,350,625
1998 $269,485,244 $2,605,689,134
1999 $255,408,060 $2,450,564,100
2000 $258,856,140 $2,904,663,311
2001 $266,299,591 $3,534,772,732
2002 $281,790,134 $4,462,029,109
2003 $333,426,188 $5,977,440,583
2004 $407,747,565 $6,838,351,088
2005 $476,801,793 $8,103,901,996
2006 $499,923,758 $10,276,674,365
2007 $573,548,460 $12,664,165,103
2008 $641,346,192 $19,271,523,179
2009 $628,006,115 $20,214,385,965
2010 $680,260,907 $22,583,157,895
2011 $744,097,050 $29,233,333,333
2012 $773,141,661 $35,164,210,526
2013 $797,736,334 $39,197,543,860
2014 $796,683,520 $43,524,210,526
2015 $824,150,499 $35,799,714,286
2016 $843,924,797 $36,169,428,571
2017 $884,844,384 $37,926,285,714
2018 $878,448,433 $40,765,428,571
2019 $912,950,466 $45,232,857,143
2020 $868,898,358 $45,818,000,000
2021 $843,923,639 $50,007,428,571
2022 $832,945,206 $58,972,000,000
2023 $938,189,444 $60,628,857,143
2024 $1,068,025,244 $64,239,891,739

Samoa and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Turkmenistan
1970 $322 -
1971 $377 -
1972 $433 -
1973 $563 -
1974 $626 -
1975 $610 -
1976 $541 -
1977 $615 -
1978 $671 -
1979 $751 -
1980 $765 -
1981 $713 -
1982 $728 -
1983 $671 -
1984 $655 -
1985 $573 -
1986 $604 -
1987 $666 $675
1988 $790 $846
1989 $728 $821
1990 $744 $848
1991 $742 $832
1992 $777 $811
1993 $775 $788
1994 $1,277 $622
1995 $1,288 $592
1996 $1,419 $558
1997 $1,608 $565
1998 $1,506 $591
1999 $1,417 $546
2000 $1,425 $634
2001 $1,454 $756
2002 $1,528 $936
2003 $1,798 $1,229
2004 $2,189 $1,379
2005 $2,550 $1,604
2006 $2,663 $1,997
2007 $3,039 $2,415
2008 $3,374 $3,606
2009 $3,279 $3,708
2010 $3,524 $4,059
2011 $3,822 $5,144
2012 $3,935 $6,054
2013 $4,024 $6,600
2014 $3,983 $7,164
2015 $4,084 $5,759
2016 $4,147 $5,687
2017 $4,308 $5,828
2018 $4,232 $6,125
2019 $4,352 $6,648
2020 $4,100 $6,593
2021 $3,948 $7,051
2022 $3,869 $8,156
2023 $4,330 $8,233
2024 $4,899 $8,572

Samoa vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Turkmenistan
1950 49.2 48.1
1951 49.8 48.6
1952 50.4 49
1953 51 49.4
1954 51.6 49.8
1955 52.2 50.2
1956 52.8 50.6
1957 53.4 51
1958 54 51.4
1959 54.6 51.8
1960 55.2 52.1
1961 55.7 52.5
1962 56.3 52.9
1963 56.9 53.2
1964 54 53.6
1965 57.9 54
1966 58.2 54.4
1967 58.9 54.8
1968 59.4 55.3
1969 59.9 55.7
1970 60.4 56
1971 60.9 56.3
1972 61.4 56.6
1973 61.9 56.8
1974 62.3 57
1975 62.8 57.2
1976 63.3 57.4
1977 63.7 57.7
1978 64.1 58.3
1979 64.5 59.1
1980 65 60.2
1981 65.3 61
1982 65.6 61.6
1983 66 62
1984 66.3 62.4
1985 66.6 62.8
1986 66.8 63.2
1987 67 63.5
1988 67.3 63.7
1989 67.6 63.8
1990 67.8 63.9
1991 68 63.8
1992 68.5 63.8
1993 68.8 63.6
1994 69.2 63.5
1995 69.5 63.5
1996 69.8 63.5
1997 70 63.7
1998 70.3 64
1999 70.6 64.5
2000 70.8 64.9
2001 71 65.3
2002 71.2 65.6
2003 71.4 65.9
2004 71.5 66.1
2005 71.5 66.3
2006 71.6 66.6
2007 71.6 67
2008 71.5 67.6
2009 69.5 68.2
2010 71.5 68.6
2011 71.4 68.9
2012 71.2 69
2013 71.2 69
2014 71.1 69
2015 71.1 69.1
2016 71 69.1
2017 71 69.2
2018 71.1 69.3
2019 70.3 69.4
2020 70.7 68.8
2021 71.1 69.4
2022 71.6 69.9
2023 71.7 70.1
2024 71.8 70.2
2025 71.9 70.3

Samoa and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Samoa Turkmenistan
1960 112,490 1,643,457
1961 115,496 1,695,400
1962 118,597 1,749,214
1963 121,764 1,804,272
1964 124,894 1,859,997
1965 127,978 1,915,916
1966 131,073 1,971,737
1967 133,764 2,027,403
1968 136,020 2,083,069
1969 138,233 2,139,024
1970 140,400 2,195,616
1971 142,503 2,253,119
1972 144,538 2,311,430
1973 146,516 2,370,919
1974 149,431 2,432,028
1975 153,344 2,494,570
1976 157,113 2,558,521
1977 159,753 2,623,948
1978 161,375 2,691,088
1979 162,882 2,760,358
1980 164,322 2,832,203
1981 165,678 2,907,187
1982 166,484 2,985,557
1983 166,714 3,067,534
1984 166,796 3,154,079
1985 166,849 3,247,534
1986 167,061 3,347,809
1987 167,661 3,452,731
1988 168,346 3,559,363
1989 168,768 3,662,459
1990 169,042 3,760,562
1991 169,368 3,855,894
1992 170,331 3,944,689
1993 171,774 4,032,407
1994 173,159 4,116,662
1995 174,571 4,191,203
1996 176,071 4,263,819
1997 177,547 4,336,730
1998 178,905 4,410,507
1999 180,275 4,492,170
2000 181,685 4,582,677
2001 183,166 4,675,409
2002 184,471 4,769,465
2003 185,430 4,863,865
2004 186,249 4,958,093
2005 186,978 5,052,257
2006 187,709 5,147,105
2007 188,753 5,244,046
2008 190,107 5,345,029
2009 191,513 5,451,592
2010 193,023 5,564,356
2011 194,713 5,683,417
2012 196,498 5,808,546
2013 198,268 5,939,341
2014 200,037 6,075,283
2015 201,782 6,215,770
2016 203,499 6,360,041
2017 205,415 6,507,061
2018 207,582 6,655,524
2019 209,780 6,803,944
2020 211,944 6,949,912
2021 213,779 7,092,043
2022 215,261 7,230,193
2023 216,663 7,364,438
2024 218,019 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Samoa and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Samoa

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Turkmenistan
1960 7.78 6.59
1961 7.77 6.69
1962 7.76 6.76
1963 7.73 6.79
1964 7.7 6.79
1965 7.65 6.76
1966 7.6 6.7
1967 7.55 6.64
1968 7.5 6.56
1969 7.43 6.48
1970 7.34 6.4
1971 7.22 6.32
1972 7.07 6.2
1973 6.91 6.15
1974 6.75 6.09
1975 6.61 6
1976 6.47 5.9
1977 6.31 5.77
1978 6.15 5.61
1979 5.99 5.46
1980 5.86 5.3
1981 5.75 5.16
1982 5.68 5.04
1983 5.62 4.97
1984 5.55 4.96
1985 5.49 4.97
1986 5.42 4.94
1987 5.32 4.84
1988 5.21 4.68
1989 5.11 4.46
1990 5.01 4.29
1991 4.91 4.14
1992 4.87 3.96
1993 4.83 3.78
1994 4.79 3.62
1995 4.77 3.49
1996 4.74 3.29
1997 4.7 3.18
1998 4.64 3.08
1999 4.57 2.98
2000 4.52 2.9
2001 4.48 2.81
2002 4.44 2.71
2003 4.39 2.67
2004 4.34 2.67
2005 4.32 2.71
2006 4.32 2.72
2007 4.36 2.73
2008 4.42 2.75
2009 4.47 2.79
2010 4.52 2.85
2011 4.56 2.9
2012 4.55 2.96
2013 4.49 3.01
2014 4.42 3.02
2015 4.34 3.03
2016 4.26 2.99
2017 4.2 2.93
2018 4.14 2.88
2019 4.06 2.83
2020 4 2.79
2021 3.94 2.75
2022 3.88 2.73
2023 3.83 2.69

Samoa and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Samoa Turkmenistan
1960 15 21.3
1961 14.9 20.9
1962 14.8 20.4
1963 14.6 19.7
1964 14.6 19
1965 14.5 18.4
1966 14.5 18
1967 14.5 17.7
1968 14.5 17.5
1969 14.5 17.4
1970 14.6 17.4
1971 14.7 17.4
1972 14.8 17.5
1973 14.9 17.6
1974 15 17.7
1975 15.3 17.9
1976 15.5 18
1977 15.8 18.2
1978 16 18.3
1979 16.2 18.5
1980 16.4 18.7
1981 16.6 18.8
1982 16.8 19
1983 17.1 19.1
1984 17.4 19.2
1985 17.6 19.3
1986 17.8 19.3
1987 18 19.3
1988 18.2 19.3
1989 18.3 19.3
1990 18.4 19.3
1991 18.5 19.4
1992 18.7 19.4
1993 19 19.5
1994 19.3 19.6
1995 19.6 19.7
1996 19.7 19.9
1997 19.8 20.1
1998 19.9 20.3
1999 19.9 20.6
2000 19.8 20.9
2001 19.7 21.2
2002 19.7 21.5
2003 19.9 21.8
2004 20.1 22.1
2005 20.3 22.4
2006 20.4 22.8
2007 20.6 23.1
2008 20.7 23.4
2009 20.8 23.7
2010 20.8 24
2011 20.8 24.3
2012 20.8 24.5
2013 21 24.8
2014 21.1 25
2015 21.2 25.3
2016 21.3 25.5
2017 21.4 25.7
2018 21.4 25.9
2019 21.5 26.2
2020 21.4 26.4
2021 21.4 26.7
2022 21.1 26.9
2023 21 27.2
2024 20.9 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel n/a
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
40.6%
2017

Energy

Samoa Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
17
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Samoa Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
24.1 years
2021
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
40
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
n/a

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