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Samoa vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 168th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Vatican
Population
220288
949
Population rank 177/197 197/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 187/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 120/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$296M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 134/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
n/a
Median age
20.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Samoa and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Samoa vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Vatican
1950 49.2 65.9
1951 49.8 65.3
1952 50.4 65.7
1953 51 66.3
1954 51.6 67.5
1955 52.2 67.8
1956 52.8 67.3
1957 53.4 67.5
1958 54 68.7
1959 54.6 69.2
1960 55.2 69.2
1961 55.7 69.8
1962 56.3 69.2
1963 56.9 69.3
1964 54 70.3
1965 57.9 70.1
1966 58.2 70.9
1967 58.9 70.9
1968 59.4 70.7
1969 59.9 70.7
1970 60.4 71.5
1971 60.9 71.7
1972 61.4 72
1973 61.9 71.9
1974 62.3 72.7
1975 62.8 72.6
1976 63.3 72.9
1977 63.7 73.3
1978 64.1 73.7
1979 64.5 74
1980 65 74.1
1981 65.3 74.3
1982 65.6 74.8
1983 66 74.7
1984 66.3 75.1
1985 66.6 75.5
1986 66.8 75.7
1987 67 76.2
1988 67.3 76.4
1989 67.6 76.8
1990 67.8 76.9
1991 68 76.9
1992 68.5 77.3
1993 68.8 77
1994 69.2 77.7
1995 69.5 77.8
1996 69.8 78.5
1997 70 78.2
1998 70.3 78.3
1999 70.6 78.7
2000 70.8 79.3
2001 71 79.9
2002 71.2 80
2003 71.4 79.8
2004 71.5 80.2
2005 71.5 80.6
2006 71.6 81.2
2007 71.6 81.3
2008 71.5 81.4
2009 69.5 81.3
2010 71.5 81.5
2011 71.4 81.7
2012 71.2 82
2013 71.2 82.5
2014 71.1 82.6
2015 71.1 82.5
2016 71 82.9
2017 71 82.7
2018 71.1 83.3
2019 70.3 83.6
2020 70.7 83
2021 71.1 82.9
2022 71.6 83.3
2023 71.7 83
2024 71.8 83.1
2025 71.9 83.3

Samoa and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Vatican
Year Population
Samoa Vatican
1960 112,490 -
1961 115,496 -
1962 118,597 -
1963 121,764 -
1964 124,894 -
1965 127,978 -
1966 131,073 -
1967 133,764 -
1968 136,020 -
1969 138,233 -
1970 140,400 -
1971 142,503 -
1972 144,538 -
1973 146,516 -
1974 149,431 -
1975 153,344 -
1976 157,113 -
1977 159,753 -
1978 161,375 -
1979 162,882 -
1980 164,322 -
1981 165,678 -
1982 166,484 -
1983 166,714 -
1984 166,796 -
1985 166,849 -
1986 167,061 -
1987 167,661 -
1988 168,346 -
1989 168,768 -
1990 169,042 -
1991 169,368 -
1992 170,331 -
1993 171,774 -
1994 173,159 -
1995 174,571 -
1996 176,071 -
1997 177,547 -
1998 178,905 -
1999 180,275 -
2000 181,685 880
2001 183,166 890
2002 184,471 900
2003 185,430 911
2004 186,249 921
2005 186,978 921
2006 187,709 932
2007 188,753 821
2008 190,107 824
2009 191,513 826
2010 193,023 829
2011 194,713 832
2012 196,498 836
2013 198,268 839
2014 200,037 842
2015 201,782 1,000
2016 203,499 -
2017 205,415 1,000
2018 207,582 -
2019 209,780 1,000
2020 211,944 -
2021 213,779 -
2022 215,261 -
2023 216,663 -
2024 218,019 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
n/a

Energy

Samoa Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Samoa Vatican
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
n/a
Urban population
17.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
60
2025
Higher education index
15
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
131
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
49.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Samoa Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
92
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Samoa Vatican
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
715 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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