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Samoa vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 168th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Yemen
Population
220288
42727988
Population rank 177/197 37/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 187/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 120/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$296M
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 134/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Samoa and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Yemen
Year GDP
Samoa Yemen
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 -
1988 $133,016,065 -
1989 $122,888,610 -
1990 $125,766,270 $12,643,821,569
1991 $125,597,205 $14,665,445,462
1992 $132,303,041 $17,959,367,194
1993 $133,122,897 $21,736,802,664
1994 $221,098,107 $28,019,483,764
1995 $224,865,731 $12,796,345,679
1996 $249,907,869 $6,496,163,616
1997 $285,475,592 $6,838,298,531
1998 $269,485,244 $6,322,175,566
1999 $255,408,060 $7,639,325,296
2000 $258,856,140 $9,679,316,770
2001 $266,299,591 $9,852,990,693
2002 $281,790,134 $10,693,430,511
2003 $333,426,188 $11,777,532,662
2004 $407,747,565 $13,867,634,371
2005 $476,801,793 $16,731,566,717
2006 $499,923,758 $19,063,143,370
2007 $573,548,460 $21,650,528,674
2008 $641,346,192 $26,910,855,807
2009 $628,006,115 $25,130,278,213
2010 $680,260,907 $30,906,749,533
2011 $744,097,050 $32,726,417,878
2012 $773,141,661 $35,401,331,609
2013 $797,736,334 $40,415,233,436
2014 $796,683,520 $43,228,585,321
2015 $824,150,499 $42,444,490,074
2016 $843,924,797 $31,317,825,274
2017 $884,844,384 $26,842,229,045
2018 $878,448,433 $21,606,160,663
2019 $912,950,466 -
2020 $868,898,358 -
2021 $843,923,639 -
2022 $832,945,206 -
2023 $938,189,444 -
2024 $1,068,025,244 -

Samoa and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Yemen
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 -
1988 $790 -
1989 $728 -
1990 $744 $910
1991 $742 $1,016
1992 $777 $1,198
1993 $775 $1,397
1994 $1,277 $1,735
1995 $1,288 $764
1996 $1,419 $375
1997 $1,608 $383
1998 $1,506 $343
1999 $1,417 $401
2000 $1,425 $493
2001 $1,454 $487
2002 $1,528 $513
2003 $1,798 $549
2004 $2,189 $628
2005 $2,550 $734
2006 $2,663 $810
2007 $3,039 $890
2008 $3,374 $1,072
2009 $3,279 $969
2010 $3,524 $1,155
2011 $3,822 $1,186
2012 $3,935 $1,245
2013 $4,024 $1,379
2014 $3,983 $1,430
2015 $4,084 $1,362
2016 $4,147 $975
2017 $4,308 $811
2018 $4,232 $634
2019 $4,352 -
2020 $4,100 -
2021 $3,948 -
2022 $3,869 -
2023 $4,330 -
2024 $4,899 -

Samoa vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Yemen
1950 49.2 28.9
1951 49.8 29.3
1952 50.4 29.6
1953 51 30
1954 51.6 30.4
1955 52.2 30.8
1956 52.8 31.3
1957 53.4 31.8
1958 54 32.4
1959 54.6 32.9
1960 55.2 33.5
1961 55.7 34.1
1962 56.3 33.7
1963 56.9 33.4
1964 54 34.9
1965 57.9 35.6
1966 58.2 36.3
1967 58.9 37.1
1968 59.4 38
1969 59.9 39.6
1970 60.4 40.6
1971 60.9 41.8
1972 61.4 42.7
1973 61.9 43.6
1974 62.3 44.5
1975 62.8 45.5
1976 63.3 46.4
1977 63.7 47.4
1978 64.1 48.5
1979 64.5 49.5
1980 65 50.6
1981 65.3 51.7
1982 65.6 52.4
1983 66 53.6
1984 66.3 54.6
1985 66.6 55.4
1986 66.8 54
1987 67 56.8
1988 67.3 57.4
1989 67.6 58
1990 67.8 58.5
1991 68 58.8
1992 68.5 59.3
1993 68.8 59.7
1994 69.2 59.8
1995 69.5 60.5
1996 69.8 60.9
1997 70 61.3
1998 70.3 61.8
1999 70.6 62.3
2000 70.8 62.8
2001 71 63.3
2002 71.2 63.8
2003 71.4 64.4
2004 71.5 64.9
2005 71.5 65.4
2006 71.6 65.8
2007 71.6 66.2
2008 71.5 66.6
2009 69.5 66.9
2010 71.5 67.2
2011 71.4 67.4
2012 71.2 67.6
2013 71.2 68
2014 71.1 68
2015 71.1 66.8
2016 71 67.1
2017 71 67.1
2018 71.1 65.9
2019 70.3 66.6
2020 70.7 66.4
2021 71.1 66
2022 71.6 68
2023 71.7 69.3
2024 71.8 69.4
2025 71.9 69.6

Samoa and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Yemen
Year Population
Samoa Yemen
1960 112,490 5,532,301
1961 115,496 5,655,232
1962 118,597 5,782,221
1963 121,764 5,911,135
1964 124,894 6,048,006
1965 127,978 6,195,593
1966 131,073 6,351,494
1967 133,764 6,516,444
1968 136,020 6,690,524
1969 138,233 6,875,859
1970 140,400 7,065,279
1971 142,503 7,257,462
1972 144,538 7,460,068
1973 146,516 7,672,796
1974 149,431 7,896,783
1975 153,344 8,133,598
1976 157,113 8,384,113
1977 159,753 8,648,222
1978 161,375 8,926,586
1979 162,882 9,224,194
1980 164,322 9,543,358
1981 165,678 9,882,362
1982 166,484 10,241,006
1983 166,714 10,621,499
1984 166,796 11,025,597
1985 166,849 11,453,825
1986 167,061 11,901,040
1987 167,661 12,369,912
1988 168,346 12,859,708
1989 168,768 13,364,174
1990 169,042 13,887,862
1991 169,368 14,430,201
1992 170,331 14,989,494
1993 171,774 15,563,914
1994 173,159 16,149,147
1995 174,571 16,740,058
1996 176,071 17,313,177
1997 177,547 17,873,936
1998 178,905 18,446,013
1999 180,275 19,029,420
2000 181,685 19,624,141
2001 183,166 20,226,147
2002 184,471 20,835,086
2003 185,430 21,456,379
2004 186,249 22,095,167
2005 186,978 22,790,085
2006 187,709 23,543,083
2007 188,753 24,318,082
2008 190,107 25,111,941
2009 191,513 25,927,724
2010 193,023 26,754,387
2011 194,713 27,582,897
2012 196,498 28,433,647
2013 198,268 29,312,952
2014 200,037 30,226,309
2015 201,782 31,159,379
2016 203,499 32,109,010
2017 205,415 33,090,921
2018 207,582 34,085,182
2019 209,780 35,111,408
2020 211,944 36,134,863
2021 213,779 37,140,230
2022 215,261 38,222,876
2023 216,663 39,390,799
2024 218,019 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Samoa and Yemen

Fertility rate
Samoa

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Yemen
1960 7.78 7.99
1961 7.77 8
1962 7.76 8.01
1963 7.73 8.03
1964 7.7 8.07
1965 7.65 8.1
1966 7.6 8.14
1967 7.55 8.17
1968 7.5 8.19
1969 7.43 8.22
1970 7.34 8.23
1971 7.22 8.26
1972 7.07 8.27
1973 6.91 8.29
1974 6.75 8.33
1975 6.61 8.37
1976 6.47 8.42
1977 6.31 8.47
1978 6.15 8.5
1979 5.99 8.67
1980 5.86 8.71
1981 5.75 8.75
1982 5.68 8.79
1983 5.62 8.83
1984 5.55 8.85
1985 5.49 8.86
1986 5.42 8.86
1987 5.32 8.83
1988 5.21 8.79
1989 5.11 8.71
1990 5.01 8.61
1991 4.91 8.46
1992 4.87 8.27
1993 4.83 8.05
1994 4.79 7.8
1995 4.77 7.53
1996 4.74 7
1997 4.7 6.82
1998 4.64 6.64
1999 4.57 6.49
2000 4.52 6.32
2001 4.48 6.14
2002 4.44 5.97
2003 4.39 5.84
2004 4.34 5.71
2005 4.32 5.56
2006 4.32 5.41
2007 4.36 5.26
2008 4.42 5.11
2009 4.47 5
2010 4.52 4.81
2011 4.56 4.63
2012 4.55 4.63
2013 4.49 4.62
2014 4.42 4.62
2015 4.34 4.62
2016 4.26 4.61
2017 4.2 4.61
2018 4.14 4.61
2019 4.06 4.6
2020 4 4.6
2021 3.94 4.6
2022 3.88 4.59
2023 3.83 4.59

Samoa and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Samoa Yemen
1960 15 19.7
1961 14.9 19.6
1962 14.8 19.6
1963 14.6 19.5
1964 14.6 19.4
1965 14.5 19.3
1966 14.5 19.2
1967 14.5 19.1
1968 14.5 18.9
1969 14.5 18.7
1970 14.6 18.4
1971 14.7 18.1
1972 14.8 17.8
1973 14.9 17.6
1974 15 17.3
1975 15.3 17
1976 15.5 16.8
1977 15.8 16.6
1978 16 16.3
1979 16.2 16.1
1980 16.4 15.9
1981 16.6 15.7
1982 16.8 15.5
1983 17.1 15.3
1984 17.4 15.1
1985 17.6 15
1986 17.8 14.9
1987 18 14.8
1988 18.2 14.7
1989 18.3 14.6
1990 18.4 14.6
1991 18.5 14.6
1992 18.7 14.6
1993 19 14.6
1994 19.3 14.6
1995 19.6 14.7
1996 19.7 14.8
1997 19.8 14.9
1998 19.9 15
1999 19.9 15.2
2000 19.8 15.4
2001 19.7 15.6
2002 19.7 15.8
2003 19.9 16
2004 20.1 16.2
2005 20.3 16.4
2006 20.4 16.7
2007 20.6 16.9
2008 20.7 17.2
2009 20.8 17.4
2010 20.8 17.7
2011 20.8 17.9
2012 20.8 18.1
2013 21 18.3
2014 21.1 18.5
2015 21.2 18.7
2016 21.3 18.8
2017 21.4 18.9
2018 21.4 19
2019 21.5 19.1
2020 21.4 19.1
2021 21.4 19.1
2022 21.1 19.2
2023 21 19.2
2024 20.9 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Samoa Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Samoa Yemen
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
13
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
49.9%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Samoa Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Yemen
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
n/a

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