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Samoa vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 168th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Vietnam
Population
220288
102063551
Population rank 177/197 16/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Samoa and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Vietnam
Year GDP
Samoa Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $100,947,849 $26,336,616,250
1987 $111,713,922 $36,658,108,850
1988 $133,016,065 $25,423,812,649
1989 $122,888,610 $6,293,304,975
1990 $125,766,270 $6,471,740,806
1991 $125,597,205 $9,613,369,520
1992 $132,303,041 $9,866,990,236
1993 $133,122,897 $13,180,953,598
1994 $221,098,107 $16,286,433,533
1995 $224,865,731 $20,736,164,459
1996 $249,907,869 $24,657,470,575
1997 $285,475,592 $26,843,700,442
1998 $269,485,244 $27,209,602,050
1999 $255,408,060 $28,683,659,007
2000 $258,856,140 $31,172,518,403
2001 $266,299,591 $32,685,198,809
2002 $281,790,134 $35,064,105,501
2003 $333,426,188 $39,552,513,232
2004 $407,747,565 $45,427,854,693
2005 $476,801,793 $57,633,255,738
2006 $499,923,758 $66,371,664,817
2007 $573,548,460 $77,414,425,532
2008 $641,346,192 $99,130,304,099
2009 $628,006,115 $106,014,659,565
2010 $680,260,907 $147,201,173,197
2011 $744,097,050 $172,595,049,184
2012 $773,141,661 $195,590,661,129
2013 $797,736,334 $213,708,811,665
2014 $796,683,520 $233,451,469,643
2015 $824,150,499 $239,258,328,382
2016 $843,924,797 $257,096,001,178
2017 $884,844,384 $281,353,605,987
2018 $878,448,433 $310,106,478,395
2019 $912,950,466 $334,365,270,497
2020 $868,898,358 $346,615,738,538
2021 $843,923,639 $366,474,752,771
2022 $832,945,206 $413,445,230,669
2023 $938,189,444 $433,857,681,378
2024 $1,068,025,244 $476,388,230,307

Samoa and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Vietnam
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 $238.6
1986 $604 $436
1987 $666 $595
1988 $790 $405
1989 $728 $98.1
1990 $744 $98.8
1991 $742 $143.7
1992 $777 $144.5
1993 $775 $189.4
1994 $1,277 $229.9
1995 $1,288 $287.8
1996 $1,419 $337
1997 $1,608 $362
1998 $1,506 $361
1999 $1,417 $376
2000 $1,425 $404
2001 $1,454 $419
2002 $1,528 $445
2003 $1,798 $497
2004 $2,189 $565
2005 $2,550 $711
2006 $2,663 $808
2007 $3,039 $926
2008 $3,374 $1,164
2009 $3,279 $1,226
2010 $3,524 $1,683
2011 $3,822 $1,951
2012 $3,935 $2,185
2013 $4,024 $2,360
2014 $3,983 $2,546
2015 $4,084 $2,578
2016 $4,147 $2,735
2017 $4,308 $2,956
2018 $4,232 $3,222
2019 $4,352 $3,441
2020 $4,100 $3,534
2021 $3,948 $3,704
2022 $3,869 $4,148
2023 $4,330 $4,323
2024 $4,899 $4,717

Samoa vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Vietnam
1950 49.2 48
1951 49.8 48.7
1952 50.4 49.4
1953 51 50
1954 51.6 52
1955 52.2 54.8
1956 52.8 55.5
1957 53.4 56.2
1958 54 56.8
1959 54.6 57.4
1960 55.2 58
1961 55.7 58.5
1962 56.3 58.2
1963 56.9 56.9
1964 54 57.5
1965 57.9 57
1966 58.2 56.9
1967 58.9 56.7
1968 59.4 52.7
1969 59.9 54.8
1970 60.4 54.9
1971 60.9 55.6
1972 61.4 51.9
1973 61.9 55.7
1974 62.3 54.8
1975 62.8 61.9
1976 63.3 63.7
1977 63.7 64.1
1978 64.1 64.5
1979 64.5 65
1980 65 65.3
1981 65.3 65.8
1982 65.6 66.2
1983 66 66.5
1984 66.3 66.9
1985 66.6 67.2
1986 66.8 67.6
1987 67 68
1988 67.3 68.6
1989 67.6 68.8
1990 67.8 69
1991 68 69.3
1992 68.5 69.6
1993 68.8 70
1994 69.2 70.4
1995 69.5 70.9
1996 69.8 71.3
1997 70 71.7
1998 70.3 72.3
1999 70.6 72.6
2000 70.8 72.7
2001 71 73
2002 71.2 73.1
2003 71.4 73.2
2004 71.5 73.1
2005 71.5 73.2
2006 71.6 73.3
2007 71.6 73.4
2008 71.5 73.5
2009 69.5 73.5
2010 71.5 73.6
2011 71.4 73.7
2012 71.2 73.8
2013 71.2 73.8
2014 71.1 73.9
2015 71.1 74
2016 71 74
2017 71 74
2018 71.1 74.1
2019 70.3 74.2
2020 70.7 75.4
2021 71.1 74.1
2022 71.6 74.5
2023 71.7 74.6
2024 71.8 74.7
2025 71.9 74.9

Samoa and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Vietnam
Year Population
Samoa Vietnam
1960 112,490 32,531,933
1961 115,496 33,409,059
1962 118,597 34,288,560
1963 121,764 35,249,101
1964 124,894 36,201,563
1965 127,978 37,129,656
1966 131,073 38,024,836
1967 133,764 38,895,080
1968 136,020 39,734,609
1969 138,233 40,582,096
1970 140,400 41,475,230
1971 142,503 42,449,276
1972 144,538 43,429,168
1973 146,516 44,409,861
1974 149,431 45,413,537
1975 153,344 46,482,903
1976 157,113 47,684,931
1977 159,753 48,954,872
1978 161,375 50,249,552
1979 162,882 51,378,211
1980 164,322 52,490,101
1981 165,678 53,738,141
1982 166,484 55,011,289
1983 166,714 56,337,921
1984 166,796 57,706,067
1985 166,849 59,060,622
1986 167,061 60,347,048
1987 167,661 61,584,651
1988 168,346 62,843,228
1989 168,768 64,147,348
1990 169,042 65,504,552
1991 169,368 66,891,775
1992 170,331 68,260,337
1993 171,774 69,586,384
1994 173,159 70,854,391
1995 174,571 72,049,940
1996 176,071 73,156,447
1997 177,547 74,226,889
1998 178,905 75,299,660
1999 180,275 76,287,452
2000 181,685 77,154,011
2001 183,166 77,969,361
2002 184,471 78,772,224
2003 185,430 79,563,777
2004 186,249 80,338,971
2005 186,978 81,088,313
2006 187,709 82,167,897
2007 188,753 83,633,375
2008 190,107 85,175,788
2009 191,513 86,460,018
2010 193,023 87,455,152
2011 194,713 88,468,314
2012 196,498 89,510,356
2013 198,268 90,573,104
2014 200,037 91,679,578
2015 201,782 92,823,254
2016 203,499 94,000,117
2017 205,415 95,176,977
2018 207,582 96,237,319
2019 209,780 97,173,776
2020 211,944 98,079,191
2021 213,779 98,935,098
2022 215,261 99,680,655
2023 216,663 100,352,192
2024 218,019 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Samoa and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Samoa

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Vietnam
1960 7.78 6.27
1961 7.77 5.48
1962 7.76 6.26
1963 7.73 6.39
1964 7.7 6.29
1965 7.65 6.16
1966 7.6 5.97
1967 7.55 5.88
1968 7.5 6.03
1969 7.43 6.01
1970 7.34 6.02
1971 7.22 6.07
1972 7.07 6.1
1973 6.91 6.11
1974 6.75 5.78
1975 6.61 5.62
1976 6.47 5.46
1977 6.31 5.29
1978 6.15 5.1
1979 5.99 4.94
1980 5.86 4.8
1981 5.75 4.67
1982 5.68 4.59
1983 5.62 4.52
1984 5.55 4.41
1985 5.49 4.21
1986 5.42 3.96
1987 5.32 3.72
1988 5.21 3.62
1989 5.11 3.64
1990 5.01 3.6
1991 4.91 3.52
1992 4.87 3.35
1993 4.83 3.17
1994 4.79 2.94
1995 4.77 2.7
1996 4.74 2.47
1997 4.7 2.27
1998 4.64 2.1
1999 4.57 2
2000 4.52 2.03
2001 4.48 2.02
2002 4.44 2.01
2003 4.39 2
2004 4.34 1.97
2005 4.32 1.89
2006 4.32 1.87
2007 4.36 1.91
2008 4.42 1.93
2009 4.47 1.92
2010 4.52 1.91
2011 4.56 1.93
2012 4.55 1.97
2013 4.49 1.98
2014 4.42 2.09
2015 4.34 2.1
2016 4.26 2
2017 4.2 1.99
2018 4.14 1.88
2019 4.06 1.94
2020 4 1.96
2021 3.94 1.94
2022 3.88 1.93
2023 3.83 1.91

Samoa and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Samoa Vietnam
1960 15 21.2
1961 14.9 20.7
1962 14.8 20.2
1963 14.6 19.7
1964 14.6 19.2
1965 14.5 18.9
1966 14.5 18.7
1967 14.5 18.5
1968 14.5 18.4
1969 14.5 18.4
1970 14.6 18.4
1971 14.7 18.4
1972 14.8 18.5
1973 14.9 18.5
1974 15 18.6
1975 15.3 18.7
1976 15.5 18.8
1977 15.8 19
1978 16 19.1
1979 16.2 19.3
1980 16.4 19.4
1981 16.6 19.5
1982 16.8 19.6
1983 17.1 19.7
1984 17.4 19.8
1985 17.6 19.9
1986 17.8 20
1987 18 20.1
1988 18.2 20.2
1989 18.3 20.4
1990 18.4 20.5
1991 18.5 20.7
1992 18.7 20.9
1993 19 21.1
1994 19.3 21.4
1995 19.6 21.7
1996 19.7 22
1997 19.8 22.4
1998 19.9 22.9
1999 19.9 23.3
2000 19.8 23.7
2001 19.7 24.2
2002 19.7 24.6
2003 19.9 25
2004 20.1 25.4
2005 20.3 25.8
2006 20.4 26.3
2007 20.6 26.9
2008 20.7 27.4
2009 20.8 27.9
2010 20.8 28.3
2011 20.8 28.7
2012 20.8 29
2013 21 29.4
2014 21.1 29.8
2015 21.2 30.2
2016 21.3 30.5
2017 21.4 30.8
2018 21.4 31.2
2019 21.5 31.6
2020 21.4 32.1
2021 21.4 32.5
2022 21.1 33
2023 21 33.4
2024 20.9 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel n/a
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Samoa Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Samoa Vietnam
% of world population
0.003%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
40
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Samoa Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Vietnam
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
354,460 mi
2019

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