Samoa vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 168th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Samoa and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP

Samoa

Tuvalu

Table

Year	GDP
	Samoa	Tuvalu
1970	$45,208,338	$2,585,956
1971	$53,719,569	$2,716,990
1972	$62,566,116	$2,968,458
1973	$82,452,985	$3,411,915
1974	$93,549,611	$4,122,329
1975	$93,489,283	$4,014,748
1976	$85,003,078	$3,919,072
1977	$98,295,671	$3,669,420
1978	$108,223,444	$3,798,782
1979	$122,257,393	$4,065,659
1980	$125,747,038	$4,206,128
1981	$118,190,655	$4,773,018
1982	$121,221,652	$4,118,945
1983	$111,862,824	$4,152,550
1984	$109,200,934	$4,481,978
1985	$95,572,173	$3,862,852
1986	$100,947,849	$4,574,706
1987	$111,713,922	$5,020,513
1988	$133,016,065	$7,011,059
1989	$122,888,610	$8,454,523
1990	$125,766,270	$9,542,901
1991	$125,597,205	$10,127,314
1992	$132,303,041	$10,535,028
1993	$133,122,897	$10,414,400
1994	$221,098,107	$11,772,611
1995	$224,865,731	$11,922,614
1996	$249,907,869	$13,338,597
1997	$285,475,592	$13,734,210
1998	$269,485,244	$13,795,146
1999	$255,408,060	$14,800,503
2000	$258,856,140	$15,073,976
2001	$266,299,591	$13,964,732
2002	$281,790,134	$16,842,673
2003	$333,426,188	$19,456,338
2004	$407,747,565	$22,798,275
2005	$476,801,793	$22,909,980
2006	$499,923,758	$24,096,875
2007	$573,548,460	$28,450,169
2008	$641,346,192	$31,874,435
2009	$628,006,115	$28,076,984
2010	$680,260,907	$32,105,408
2011	$744,097,050	$39,196,957
2012	$773,141,661	$39,345,579
2013	$797,736,334	$38,615,891
2014	$796,683,520	$38,760,983
2015	$824,150,499	$36,811,936
2016	$843,924,797	$41,629,064
2017	$884,844,384	$45,276,595
2018	$878,448,433	$48,015,260
2019	$912,950,466	$54,123,199
2020	$868,898,358	$51,746,594
2021	$843,923,639	$60,196,406
2022	$832,945,206	$59,065,982
2023	$938,189,444	$62,280,312
2024	$1,068,025,244	-

Samoa and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita

Samoa

Tuvalu

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Samoa	Tuvalu
1970	$322	$457
1971	$377	$478
1972	$433	$522
1973	$563	$601
1974	$626	$708
1975	$610	$656
1976	$541	$612
1977	$615	$549
1978	$671	$546
1979	$751	$566
1980	$765	$571
1981	$713	$634
1982	$728	$537
1983	$671	$533
1984	$655	$567
1985	$573	$480
1986	$604	$557
1987	$666	$600
1988	$790	$823
1989	$728	$976
1990	$744	$1,085
1991	$742	$1,134
1992	$777	$1,166
1993	$775	$1,141
1994	$1,277	$1,279
1995	$1,288	$1,285
1996	$1,419	$1,428
1997	$1,608	$1,461
1998	$1,506	$1,460
1999	$1,417	$1,559
2000	$1,425	$1,579
2001	$1,454	$1,457
2002	$1,528	$1,750
2003	$1,798	$2,007
2004	$2,189	$2,323
2005	$2,550	$2,305
2006	$2,663	$2,396
2007	$3,039	$2,794
2008	$3,374	$3,088
2009	$3,279	$2,684
2010	$3,524	$3,025
2011	$3,822	$3,636
2012	$3,935	$3,598
2013	$4,024	$3,510
2014	$3,983	$3,529
2015	$4,084	$3,358
2016	$4,147	$3,809
2017	$4,308	$4,166
2018	$4,232	$4,466
2019	$4,352	$5,115
2020	$4,100	$4,976
2021	$3,948	$5,905
2022	$3,869	$5,911
2023	$4,330	$6,345
2024	$4,899	-

Samoa vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Samoa

Tuvalu

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Samoa	Tuvalu
1950	49.2	40
1951	49.8	40.8
1952	50.4	41.7
1953	51	42.5
1954	51.6	43.4
1955	52.2	44.2
1956	52.8	45
1957	53.4	45.8
1958	54	46.7
1959	54.6	47.5
1960	55.2	48.3
1961	55.7	49
1962	56.3	49.8
1963	56.9	50.6
1964	54	51.3
1965	57.9	52.1
1966	58.2	52.8
1967	58.9	53.5
1968	59.4	54.1
1969	59.9	54.7
1970	60.4	55.3
1971	60.9	56
1972	61.4	54.7
1973	61.9	57.2
1974	62.3	57.7
1975	62.8	58.3
1976	63.3	58.8
1977	63.7	59.2
1978	64.1	59.6
1979	64.5	59.9
1980	65	60.2
1981	65.3	60.5
1982	65.6	60.7
1983	66	60.9
1984	66.3	61.1
1985	66.6	61.1
1986	66.8	61.2
1987	67	61.3
1988	67.3	61.4
1989	67.6	61.5
1990	67.8	61.6
1991	68	61.8
1992	68.5	60.3
1993	68.8	62.1
1994	69.2	62.3
1995	69.5	62.5
1996	69.8	62.7
1997	70	62.9
1998	70.3	63.2
1999	70.6	63.3
2000	70.8	63.5
2001	71	63.7
2002	71.2	63.8
2003	71.4	63.9
2004	71.5	64
2005	71.5	64.1
2006	71.6	64.2
2007	71.6	64.4
2008	71.5	64.5
2009	69.5	64.7
2010	71.5	64.8
2011	71.4	65
2012	71.2	65.1
2013	71.2	65.2
2014	71.1	65.3
2015	71.1	65.4
2016	71	65.5
2017	71	65.7
2018	71.1	65.9
2019	70.3	66.1
2020	70.7	66.4
2021	71.1	65.8
2022	71.6	66.9
2023	71.7	67.1
2024	71.8	67.3
2025	71.9	67.4

Samoa and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population

Samoa

Tuvalu

Table

Year	Population
	Samoa	Tuvalu
1960	112,490	5,598
1961	115,496	5,648
1962	118,597	5,699
1963	121,764	5,751
1964	124,894	5,752
1965	127,978	5,715
1966	131,073	5,686
1967	133,764	5,652
1968	136,020	5,624
1969	138,233	5,631
1970	140,400	5,663
1971	142,503	5,685
1972	144,538	5,692
1973	146,516	5,681
1974	149,431	5,822
1975	153,344	6,117
1976	157,113	6,404
1977	159,753	6,686
1978	161,375	6,957
1979	162,882	7,184
1980	164,322	7,366
1981	165,678	7,526
1982	166,484	7,664
1983	166,714	7,789
1984	166,796	7,902
1985	166,849	8,046
1986	167,061	8,217
1987	167,661	8,371
1988	168,346	8,518
1989	168,768	8,662
1990	169,042	8,798
1991	169,368	8,928
1992	170,331	9,038
1993	171,774	9,126
1994	173,159	9,207
1995	174,571	9,280
1996	176,071	9,342
1997	177,547	9,400
1998	178,905	9,451
1999	180,275	9,496
2000	181,685	9,544
2001	183,166	9,586
2002	184,471	9,623
2003	185,430	9,695
2004	186,249	9,816
2005	186,978	9,940
2006	187,709	10,056
2007	188,753	10,182
2008	190,107	10,321
2009	191,513	10,461
2010	193,023	10,614
2011	194,713	10,780
2012	196,498	10,934
2013	198,268	11,001
2014	200,037	10,984
2015	201,782	10,963
2016	203,499	10,930
2017	205,415	10,869
2018	207,582	10,751
2019	209,780	10,581
2020	211,944	10,399
2021	213,779	10,194
2022	215,261	9,992
2023	216,663	9,816
2024	218,019	9,646

Fertility rates in Samoa and Tuvalu

Fertility rate

Samoa

Tuvalu

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Samoa	Tuvalu
1960	7.78	5.15
1961	7.77	5.09
1962	7.76	5
1963	7.73	4.91
1964	7.7	4.83
1965	7.65	4.73
1966	7.6	4.64
1967	7.55	4.49
1968	7.5	4.36
1969	7.43	4.23
1970	7.34	4.08
1971	7.22	3.94
1972	7.07	3.81
1973	6.91	3.71
1974	6.75	3.63
1975	6.61	3.58
1976	6.47	3.55
1977	6.31	3.56
1978	6.15	3.59
1979	5.99	3.65
1980	5.86	3.73
1981	5.75	3.8
1982	5.68	3.88
1983	5.62	3.91
1984	5.55	3.95
1985	5.49	3.97
1986	5.42	3.97
1987	5.32	3.94
1988	5.21	3.88
1989	5.11	3.8
1990	5.01	3.75
1991	4.91	3.79
1992	4.87	3.86
1993	4.83	3.92
1994	4.79	3.92
1995	4.77	3.96
1996	4.74	3.95
1997	4.7	3.95
1998	4.64	3.95
1999	4.57	3.92
2000	4.52	3.84
2001	4.48	3.75
2002	4.44	3.64
2003	4.39	3.58
2004	4.34	3.55
2005	4.32	3.55
2006	4.32	3.53
2007	4.36	3.45
2008	4.42	3.42
2009	4.47	3.43
2010	4.52	3.44
2011	4.56	3.46
2012	4.55	3.47
2013	4.49	3.39
2014	4.42	3.33
2015	4.34	3.31
2016	4.26	3.3
2017	4.2	3.3
2018	4.14	3.33
2019	4.06	3.33
2020	4	3.31
2021	3.94	3.28
2022	3.88	3.24
2023	3.83	3.21

Samoa and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age

Samoa

Tuvalu

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Samoa	Tuvalu
1960	15	23.1
1961	14.9	23.1
1962	14.8	23
1963	14.6	22.6
1964	14.6	21
1965	14.5	19.3
1966	14.5	18.5
1967	14.5	18.1
1968	14.5	17.9
1969	14.5	18
1970	14.6	18.2
1971	14.7	18.6
1972	14.8	19
1973	14.9	19.4
1974	15	19.7
1975	15.3	19.8
1976	15.5	19.9
1977	15.8	20.2
1978	16	20.5
1979	16.2	20.9
1980	16.4	21
1981	16.6	21.4
1982	16.8	21.9
1983	17.1	22.5
1984	17.4	23.2
1985	17.6	23.6
1986	17.8	23.8
1987	18	24
1988	18.2	24.2
1989	18.3	24.5
1990	18.4	24.7
1991	18.5	24.9
1992	18.7	25
1993	19	25
1994	19.3	25.1
1995	19.6	25
1996	19.7	24.9
1997	19.8	24.6
1998	19.9	24.4
1999	19.9	24.1
2000	19.8	23.9
2001	19.7	23.7
2002	19.7	23.5
2003	19.9	23.5
2004	20.1	23.5
2005	20.3	23.6
2006	20.4	23.6
2007	20.6	23.7
2008	20.7	23.8
2009	20.8	23.9
2010	20.8	24
2011	20.8	24.1
2012	20.8	24.2
2013	21	24.3
2014	21.1	24.5
2015	21.2	24.7
2016	21.3	24.9
2017	21.4	25.2
2018	21.4	25.3
2019	21.5	25.3
2020	21.4	25.3
2021	21.4	25.3
2022	21.1	25.3
2023	21	25.3
2024	20.9	25.3

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