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Samoa vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 168th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Zimbabwe
Population
220288
17210092
Population rank 177/197 74/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Samoa and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 $45,208,338 $1,884,206,452
1971 $53,719,569 $2,178,716,475
1972 $62,566,116 $2,677,729,616
1973 $82,452,985 $3,309,353,866
1974 $93,549,611 $3,982,161,721
1975 $93,489,283 $4,371,301,052
1976 $85,003,078 $4,318,372,348
1977 $98,295,671 $4,364,382,451
1978 $108,223,444 $4,351,600,850
1979 $122,257,393 $5,177,459,817
1980 $125,747,038 $6,678,868,738
1981 $118,190,655 $8,011,374,445
1982 $121,221,652 $8,539,701,388
1983 $111,862,824 $7,764,067,625
1984 $109,200,934 $6,352,126,411
1985 $95,572,173 $5,637,259,754
1986 $100,947,849 $6,217,524,201
1987 $111,713,922 $6,741,215,643
1988 $133,016,065 $7,814,784,729
1989 $122,888,610 $8,286,323,367
1990 $125,766,270 $8,783,817,407
1991 $125,597,205 $8,641,482,396
1992 $132,303,041 $6,751,472,744
1993 $133,122,897 $6,563,813,829
1994 $221,098,107 $6,890,675,555
1995 $224,865,731 $7,111,271,273
1996 $249,907,869 $8,553,147,289
1997 $285,475,592 $8,529,572,287
1998 $269,485,244 $6,401,968,715
1999 $255,408,060 $6,858,013,652
2000 $258,856,140 $6,689,958,139
2001 $266,299,591 $6,777,385,246
2002 $281,790,134 $6,342,116,911
2003 $333,426,188 $5,727,592,261
2004 $407,747,565 $5,805,598,867
2005 $476,801,793 $5,755,215,663
2006 $499,923,758 $5,443,896,938
2007 $573,548,460 $5,291,950,526
2008 $641,346,192 $4,415,703,156
2009 $628,006,115 $9,665,815,601
2010 $680,260,907 $12,041,602,762
2011 $744,097,050 $14,101,801,031
2012 $773,141,661 $17,114,762,914
2013 $797,736,334 $19,091,004,042
2014 $796,683,520 $19,495,547,523
2015 $824,150,499 $19,963,058,858
2016 $843,924,797 $20,548,759,858
2017 $884,844,384 $51,074,726,484
2018 $878,448,433 $34,156,057,417
2019 $912,950,466 $25,715,657,177
2020 $868,898,358 $26,868,564,055
2021 $843,923,639 $27,240,507,842
2022 $832,945,206 $32,789,657,378
2023 $938,189,444 $35,231,369,343
2024 $1,068,025,244 $44,187,704,410

Samoa and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $322 $361
1971 $377 $405
1972 $433 $483
1973 $563 $579
1974 $626 $674
1975 $610 $717
1976 $541 $687
1977 $615 $677
1978 $671 $665
1979 $751 $779
1980 $765 $949
1981 $713 $1,068
1982 $728 $1,095
1983 $671 $959
1984 $655 $757
1985 $573 $649
1986 $604 $692
1987 $666 $726
1988 $790 $815
1989 $728 $840
1990 $744 $866
1991 $742 $831
1992 $777 $631
1993 $775 $604
1994 $1,277 $634
1995 $1,288 $648
1996 $1,419 $767
1997 $1,608 $750
1998 $1,506 $552
1999 $1,417 $582
2000 $1,425 $563
2001 $1,454 $566
2002 $1,528 $525
2003 $1,798 $468
2004 $2,189 $469
2005 $2,550 $461
2006 $2,663 $431
2007 $3,039 $413
2008 $3,374 $341
2009 $3,279 $735
2010 $3,524 $902
2011 $3,822 $1,037
2012 $3,935 $1,239
2013 $4,024 $1,362
2014 $3,983 $1,372
2015 $4,084 $1,386
2016 $4,147 $1,407
2017 $4,308 $3,448
2018 $4,232 $2,272
2019 $4,352 $1,684
2020 $4,100 $1,730
2021 $3,948 $1,724
2022 $3,869 $2,041
2023 $4,330 $2,156
2024 $4,899 $2,656

Samoa vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Zimbabwe
1950 49.2 49.4
1951 49.8 49.8
1952 50.4 50.2
1953 51 50.6
1954 51.6 51
1955 52.2 51.4
1956 52.8 51.8
1957 53.4 52.2
1958 54 52.6
1959 54.6 53
1960 55.2 53.5
1961 55.7 54
1962 56.3 54.5
1963 56.9 54.9
1964 54 55.4
1965 57.9 55.9
1966 58.2 56.4
1967 58.9 56.8
1968 59.4 57.1
1969 59.9 57.5
1970 60.4 57.8
1971 60.9 58
1972 61.4 58.2
1973 61.9 58.1
1974 62.3 58.2
1975 62.8 58.2
1976 63.3 57.6
1977 63.7 57
1978 64.1 54.7
1979 64.5 54.9
1980 65 59.1
1981 65.3 59.4
1982 65.6 59.9
1983 66 60
1984 66.3 60.6
1985 66.6 60.9
1986 66.8 61
1987 67 60.7
1988 67.3 60.2
1989 67.6 59.4
1990 67.8 58.3
1991 68 57
1992 68.5 55.6
1993 68.8 54
1994 69.2 52.5
1995 69.5 51.1
1996 69.8 49
1997 70 48.5
1998 70.3 47.6
1999 70.6 46.4
2000 70.8 46
2001 71 44.5
2002 71.2 45.9
2003 71.4 45.4
2004 71.5 46
2005 71.5 46.6
2006 71.6 47.1
2007 71.6 47.6
2008 71.5 48.5
2009 69.5 49.7
2010 71.5 51.9
2011 71.4 53.9
2012 71.2 55.4
2013 71.2 56.8
2014 71.1 58.1
2015 71.1 59
2016 71 59.8
2017 71 60.3
2018 71.1 60.9
2019 70.3 61.1
2020 70.7 61.5
2021 71.1 60.1
2022 71.6 62.4
2023 71.7 62.8
2024 71.8 63.1
2025 71.9 63.3

Samoa and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 112,490 3,809,389
1961 115,496 3,930,401
1962 118,597 4,055,959
1963 121,764 4,185,877
1964 124,894 4,320,006
1965 127,978 4,458,462
1966 131,073 4,601,217
1967 133,764 4,748,307
1968 136,020 4,900,440
1969 138,233 5,058,181
1970 140,400 5,215,918
1971 142,503 5,374,712
1972 144,538 5,542,445
1973 146,516 5,720,404
1974 149,431 5,908,328
1975 153,344 6,098,658
1976 157,113 6,287,105
1977 159,753 6,449,512
1978 161,375 6,543,575
1979 162,882 6,647,556
1980 164,322 7,041,303
1981 165,678 7,498,635
1982 166,484 7,796,496
1983 166,714 8,098,404
1984 166,796 8,391,488
1985 166,849 8,686,813
1986 167,061 8,982,578
1987 167,661 9,284,644
1988 168,346 9,583,094
1989 168,768 9,864,798
1990 169,042 10,137,281
1991 169,368 10,404,816
1992 170,331 10,702,700
1993 171,774 10,860,288
1994 173,159 10,873,148
1995 174,571 10,974,599
1996 176,071 11,158,360
1997 177,547 11,369,827
1998 178,905 11,594,297
1999 180,275 11,783,458
2000 181,685 11,892,055
2001 183,166 11,971,901
2002 184,471 12,087,653
2003 185,430 12,232,323
2004 186,249 12,365,896
2005 186,978 12,483,432
2006 187,709 12,636,445
2007 188,753 12,804,058
2008 190,107 12,959,149
2009 191,513 13,142,790
2010 193,023 13,356,548
2011 194,713 13,595,424
2012 196,498 13,817,887
2013 198,268 14,013,808
2014 200,037 14,207,359
2015 201,782 14,399,013
2016 203,499 14,600,294
2017 205,415 14,812,482
2018 207,582 15,034,452
2019 209,780 15,271,368
2020 211,944 15,526,888
2021 213,779 15,797,210
2022 215,261 16,069,056
2023 216,663 16,340,822
2024 218,019 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Samoa and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 7.78 7.2
1961 7.77 7.21
1962 7.76 7.23
1963 7.73 7.23
1964 7.7 7.23
1965 7.65 7.23
1966 7.6 7.2
1967 7.55 7.16
1968 7.5 7.11
1969 7.43 7.04
1970 7.34 6.98
1971 7.22 6.94
1972 7.07 6.94
1973 6.91 6.94
1974 6.75 6.88
1975 6.61 6.83
1976 6.47 6.77
1977 6.31 6.71
1978 6.15 6.66
1979 5.99 6.59
1980 5.86 6.52
1981 5.75 6.45
1982 5.68 6.33
1983 5.62 6.2
1984 5.55 6.04
1985 5.49 5.87
1986 5.42 5.69
1987 5.32 5.5
1988 5.21 5.28
1989 5.11 5.07
1990 5.01 4.88
1991 4.91 4.72
1992 4.87 4.57
1993 4.83 4.39
1994 4.79 4.28
1995 4.77 4.15
1996 4.74 4.11
1997 4.7 4.08
1998 4.64 4.07
1999 4.57 4.06
2000 4.52 4.01
2001 4.48 3.98
2002 4.44 3.93
2003 4.39 3.86
2004 4.34 3.78
2005 4.32 3.69
2006 4.32 3.64
2007 4.36 3.68
2008 4.42 3.78
2009 4.47 3.95
2010 4.52 4.04
2011 4.56 4.13
2012 4.55 4.13
2013 4.49 4.11
2014 4.42 4.01
2015 4.34 3.91
2016 4.26 3.83
2017 4.2 3.77
2018 4.14 3.74
2019 4.06 3.75
2020 4 3.75
2021 3.94 3.77
2022 3.88 3.77
2023 3.83 3.72

Samoa and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 15 16.4
1961 14.9 16.2
1962 14.8 16
1963 14.6 15.8
1964 14.6 15.7
1965 14.5 15.7
1966 14.5 15.7
1967 14.5 15.7
1968 14.5 15.7
1969 14.5 15.7
1970 14.6 15.7
1971 14.7 15.8
1972 14.8 15.8
1973 14.9 15.8
1974 15 15.9
1975 15.3 15.9
1976 15.5 15.8
1977 15.8 15.8
1978 16 15.7
1979 16.2 15.6
1980 16.4 15.6
1981 16.6 15.7
1982 16.8 15.8
1983 17.1 15.8
1984 17.4 15.8
1985 17.6 15.9
1986 17.8 15.9
1987 18 15.9
1988 18.2 15.9
1989 18.3 16.1
1990 18.4 16.3
1991 18.5 16.5
1992 18.7 16.4
1993 19 16.3
1994 19.3 16.4
1995 19.6 16.6
1996 19.7 16.9
1997 19.8 17.2
1998 19.9 17.5
1999 19.9 17.7
2000 19.8 17.8
2001 19.7 18
2002 19.7 18.1
2003 19.9 18.2
2004 20.1 18.3
2005 20.3 18.3
2006 20.4 18.5
2007 20.6 18.5
2008 20.7 18.5
2009 20.8 18.4
2010 20.8 18.3
2011 20.8 18.2
2012 20.8 18.1
2013 21 18
2014 21.1 18
2015 21.2 18
2016 21.3 18
2017 21.4 18.1
2018 21.4 18.2
2019 21.5 18.3
2020 21.4 18.5
2021 21.4 18.6
2022 21.1 18.7
2023 21 18.9
2024 20.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Samoa Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
49.1%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Samoa Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
21
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
49.9%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Samoa Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
60,439 mi
2019

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