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Samoa vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 168th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa United Kingdom
Population
220288
69945462
Population rank 177/197 22/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 187/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Samoa and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Samoa and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Samoa

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Samoa United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 $45,208,338 $130,671,946,244
1971 $53,719,569 $148,113,896,325
1972 $62,566,116 $169,965,034,965
1973 $82,452,985 $192,537,971,583
1974 $93,549,611 $206,131,369,799
1975 $93,489,283 $241,756,637,168
1976 $85,003,078 $232,614,555,256
1977 $98,295,671 $263,066,457,352
1978 $108,223,444 $335,883,029,722
1979 $122,257,393 $438,994,070,309
1980 $125,747,038 $564,947,710,899
1981 $118,190,655 $540,765,675,241
1982 $121,221,652 $515,048,916,841
1983 $111,862,824 $489,618,008,186
1984 $109,200,934 $461,487,097,632
1985 $95,572,173 $489,285,164,271
1986 $100,947,849 $601,452,653,181
1987 $111,713,922 $745,162,608,269
1988 $133,016,065 $910,122,732,124
1989 $122,888,610 $926,884,816,754
1990 $125,766,270 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $125,597,205 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $132,303,041 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $133,122,897 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $221,098,107 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $224,865,731 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $249,907,869 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $285,475,592 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $269,485,244 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $255,408,060 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $258,856,140 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $266,299,591 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $281,790,134 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $333,426,188 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $407,747,565 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $476,801,793 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $499,923,758 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $573,548,460 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $641,346,192 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $628,006,115 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $680,260,907 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $744,097,050 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $773,141,661 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $797,736,334 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $796,683,520 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $824,150,499 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $843,924,797 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $884,844,384 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $878,448,433 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $912,950,466 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $868,898,358 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $843,923,639 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $832,945,206 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $938,189,444 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $1,068,025,244 $3,643,834,188,783

Samoa and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Samoa United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 $322 $2,348
1971 $377 $2,650
1972 $433 $3,030
1973 $563 $3,426
1974 $626 $3,666
1975 $610 $4,300
1976 $541 $4,138
1977 $615 $4,681
1978 $671 $5,977
1979 $751 $7,805
1980 $765 $10,032
1981 $713 $9,599
1982 $728 $9,146
1983 $671 $8,692
1984 $655 $8,179
1985 $573 $8,652
1986 $604 $10,611
1987 $666 $13,119
1988 $790 $15,987
1989 $728 $16,239
1990 $744 $19,095
1991 $742 $19,901
1992 $777 $20,487
1993 $775 $18,389
1994 $1,277 $19,709
1995 $1,288 $23,169
1996 $1,419 $24,406
1997 $1,608 $26,766
1998 $1,506 $28,275
1999 $1,417 $28,762
2000 $1,425 $28,281
2001 $1,454 $27,907
2002 $1,528 $30,078
2003 $1,798 $34,443
2004 $2,189 $40,367
2005 $2,550 $42,105
2006 $2,663 $44,512
2007 $3,039 $50,398
2008 $3,374 $47,396
2009 $3,279 $38,744
2010 $3,524 $39,599
2011 $3,822 $42,110
2012 $3,935 $42,490
2013 $4,024 $43,419
2014 $3,983 $47,427
2015 $4,084 $44,984
2016 $4,147 $40,988
2017 $4,308 $40,629
2018 $4,232 $43,315
2019 $4,352 $42,794
2020 $4,100 $40,405
2021 $3,948 $46,926
2022 $3,869 $46,063
2023 $4,330 $49,201
2024 $4,899 $52,637

Samoa vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa United Kingdom
1950 49.2 68.6
1951 49.8 68.2
1952 50.4 69.5
1953 51 69.8
1954 51.6 70.2
1955 52.2 70.1
1956 52.8 70.4
1957 53.4 70.5
1958 54 70.7
1959 54.6 70.8
1960 55.2 71
1961 55.7 70.8
1962 56.3 70.9
1963 56.9 70.8
1964 54 71.5
1965 57.9 71.5
1966 58.2 71.4
1967 58.9 72.1
1968 59.4 71.7
1969 59.9 71.7
1970 60.4 71.9
1971 60.9 72.2
1972 61.4 72
1973 61.9 72.2
1974 62.3 72.4
1975 62.8 72.7
1976 63.3 72.6
1977 63.7 73.1
1978 64.1 73
1979 64.5 73.2
1980 65 73.6
1981 65.3 73.9
1982 65.6 74
1983 66 74.3
1984 66.3 74.7
1985 66.6 74.5
1986 66.8 74.8
1987 67 75.1
1988 67.3 75.3
1989 67.6 75.4
1990 67.8 75.7
1991 68 75.9
1992 68.5 76.3
1993 68.8 76.2
1994 69.2 76.7
1995 69.5 76.6
1996 69.8 76.9
1997 70 77.1
1998 70.3 77.3
1999 70.6 77.4
2000 70.8 77.8
2001 71 78.1
2002 71.2 78.2
2003 71.4 78.3
2004 71.5 78.9
2005 71.5 79.1
2006 71.6 79.3
2007 71.6 79.5
2008 71.5 79.7
2009 69.5 80.2
2010 71.5 80.4
2011 71.4 80.8
2012 71.2 80.9
2013 71.2 80.9
2014 71.1 81.2
2015 71.1 80.9
2016 71 81.1
2017 71 81.2
2018 71.1 81.1
2019 70.3 81.4
2020 70.7 80.4
2021 71.1 80.7
2022 71.6 81.1
2023 71.7 81.3
2024 71.8 81.4
2025 71.9 81.6

Samoa and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

United Kingdom
Year Population
Samoa United Kingdom
1960 112,490 52,400,000
1961 115,496 52,800,000
1962 118,597 53,250,000
1963 121,764 53,650,000
1964 124,894 54,000,000
1965 127,978 54,348,050
1966 131,073 54,648,500
1967 133,764 54,943,600
1968 136,020 55,211,700
1969 138,233 55,441,750
1970 140,400 55,663,250
1971 142,503 55,896,223
1972 144,538 56,086,065
1973 146,516 56,194,527
1974 149,431 56,229,974
1975 153,344 56,225,800
1976 157,113 56,211,968
1977 159,753 56,193,492
1978 161,375 56,196,504
1979 162,882 56,246,951
1980 164,322 56,314,216
1981 165,678 56,333,829
1982 166,484 56,313,641
1983 166,714 56,332,848
1984 166,796 56,422,072
1985 166,849 56,550,268
1986 167,061 56,681,396
1987 167,661 56,802,050
1988 168,346 56,928,327
1989 168,768 57,076,711
1990 169,042 57,247,586
1991 169,368 57,424,897
1992 170,331 57,580,402
1993 171,774 57,718,614
1994 173,159 57,865,745
1995 174,571 58,019,030
1996 176,071 58,166,950
1997 177,547 58,316,954
1998 178,905 58,487,141
1999 180,275 58,682,466
2000 181,685 58,892,514
2001 183,166 59,119,673
2002 184,471 59,370,479
2003 185,430 59,647,577
2004 186,249 59,987,905
2005 186,978 60,401,206
2006 187,709 60,846,820
2007 188,753 61,322,463
2008 190,107 61,806,995
2009 191,513 62,276,270
2010 193,023 62,766,365
2011 194,713 63,258,810
2012 196,498 63,711,000
2013 198,268 64,139,000
2014 200,037 64,620,000
2015 201,782 65,088,000
2016 203,499 65,607,000
2017 205,415 65,966,000
2018 207,582 66,289,000
2019 209,780 66,631,000
2020 211,944 66,744,000
2021 213,779 66,984,000
2022 215,261 67,604,000
2023 216,663 68,492,000
2024 218,019 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Samoa and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Samoa

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Samoa United Kingdom
1960 7.78 2.69
1961 7.77 2.78
1962 7.76 2.86
1963 7.73 2.88
1964 7.7 2.93
1965 7.65 2.86
1966 7.6 2.78
1967 7.55 2.68
1968 7.5 2.6
1969 7.43 2.51
1970 7.34 2.44
1971 7.22 2.41
1972 7.07 2.2
1973 6.91 2.04
1974 6.75 1.92
1975 6.61 1.81
1976 6.47 1.74
1977 6.31 1.69
1978 6.15 1.75
1979 5.99 1.86
1980 5.86 1.9
1981 5.75 1.82
1982 5.68 1.78
1983 5.62 1.77
1984 5.55 1.77
1985 5.49 1.79
1986 5.42 1.78
1987 5.32 1.81
1988 5.21 1.82
1989 5.11 1.79
1990 5.01 1.83
1991 4.91 1.82
1992 4.87 1.79
1993 4.83 1.76
1994 4.79 1.74
1995 4.77 1.71
1996 4.74 1.73
1997 4.7 1.72
1998 4.64 1.71
1999 4.57 1.68
2000 4.52 1.64
2001 4.48 1.63
2002 4.44 1.63
2003 4.39 1.7
2004 4.34 1.75
2005 4.32 1.76
2006 4.32 1.82
2007 4.36 1.86
2008 4.42 1.91
2009 4.47 1.89
2010 4.52 1.92
2011 4.56 1.91
2012 4.55 1.92
2013 4.49 1.83
2014 4.42 1.81
2015 4.34 1.8
2016 4.26 1.79
2017 4.2 1.74
2018 4.14 1.68
2019 4.06 1.63
2020 4 1.57
2021 3.94 1.58
2022 3.88 1.56
2023 3.83 1.56

Samoa and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Samoa United Kingdom
1960 15 35.5
1961 14.9 35.4
1962 14.8 35.3
1963 14.6 35.3
1964 14.6 35.2
1965 14.5 35.1
1966 14.5 34.9
1967 14.5 34.8
1968 14.5 34.6
1969 14.5 34.4
1970 14.6 34.2
1971 14.7 34.1
1972 14.8 34
1973 14.9 34
1974 15 34
1975 15.3 34
1976 15.5 34
1977 15.8 34.1
1978 16 34.2
1979 16.2 34.3
1980 16.4 34.4
1981 16.6 34.5
1982 16.8 34.8
1983 17.1 35
1984 17.4 35.2
1985 17.6 35.3
1986 17.8 35.4
1987 18 35.4
1988 18.2 35.7
1989 18.3 35.9
1990 18.4 36
1991 18.5 36.1
1992 18.7 36.2
1993 19 36.3
1994 19.3 36.5
1995 19.6 36.6
1996 19.7 36.8
1997 19.8 37
1998 19.9 37.2
1999 19.9 37.4
2000 19.8 37.7
2001 19.7 37.9
2002 19.7 38.1
2003 19.9 38.2
2004 20.1 38.4
2005 20.3 38.5
2006 20.4 38.6
2007 20.6 38.8
2008 20.7 38.9
2009 20.8 39
2010 20.8 39.2
2011 20.8 39.3
2012 20.8 39.5
2013 21 39.6
2014 21.1 39.7
2015 21.2 39.8
2016 21.3 39.8
2017 21.4 39.9
2018 21.4 40
2019 21.5 40.1
2020 21.4 40.2
2021 21.4 40.3
2022 21.1 40.5
2023 21 40.8
2024 20.9 41

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Finance

Samoa United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
8.24%
1998
Banked people share n/a
99.3%
2024

Energy

Samoa United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Samoa United Kingdom
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
71
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
49.9%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Samoa United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa United Kingdom
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
263,542 mi
2020

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