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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 185/197 ($1.18B) and Zimbabwe ranks 102/197 ($41.5B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 117/197 ($5,393), while Zimbabwe ranks 148/197 ($2,497).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Zimbabwe
Population
220543
17277165
Population rank 177/197 74/197
GDP
$1.18B
2024
$41.5B
2024
GDP rank 185/197 102/197
GDP per capita
$5,393
2024
$2,497
2024
GDP per capita rank 117/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,737
2024
$5,928
2024
Government debt
$326M
2024
$39.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
19.4%
2026
56.1%
2026
Government debt per person
$1,494
2024
$2,362
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2026
$2,797
2026
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2026
149,364 sq mi
2026
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
72.1 years
2026
63.6 years
2026

Samoa and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,053,528,036
1961 - $1,097,206,526
1962 - $1,118,172,226
1963 - $1,160,103,724
1964 - $1,217,759,447
1965 - $1,312,105,394
1966 - $1,282,403,936
1967 - $1,397,715,282
1968 - $1,480,355,355
1969 - $1,748,891,294
1970 $45,208,338 $1,885,168,339
1971 $53,719,569 $2,179,828,710
1972 $62,566,116 $2,679,096,597
1973 $82,452,985 $3,311,043,292
1974 $93,549,611 $3,984,194,614
1975 $93,489,283 $4,373,532,601
1976 $85,003,078 $4,320,576,877
1977 $98,295,671 $4,366,610,469
1978 $108,223,444 $4,353,822,343
1979 $122,257,393 $5,180,102,910
1980 $125,747,038 $6,682,278,300
1981 $118,190,655 $8,015,464,252
1982 $121,221,652 $8,544,060,905
1983 $111,862,824 $7,768,031,182
1984 $109,200,934 $6,355,369,172
1985 $95,572,173 $5,640,137,575
1986 $100,947,849 $6,220,698,247
1987 $111,713,922 $6,744,657,033
1988 $133,016,065 $7,818,774,177
1989 $122,888,610 $8,290,553,535
1990 $125,766,270 $8,788,301,546
1991 $125,597,205 $8,646,000,000
1992 $132,303,041 $6,755,000,000
1993 $133,122,897 $6,567,250,000
1994 $221,098,107 $6,894,250,000
1995 $224,865,731 $7,115,000,000
1996 $249,907,869 $8,557,500,000
1997 $285,475,592 $8,534,000,000
1998 $269,485,244 $6,405,250,000
1999 $255,408,060 $6,861,500,000
2000 $258,856,140 $6,693,250,000
2001 $266,299,591 $6,780,750,000
2002 $281,790,134 $6,345,250,000
2003 $333,426,188 $5,730,500,000
2004 $407,747,565 $5,808,500,000
2005 $476,801,793 $5,758,250,000
2006 $499,923,758 $5,446,750,000
2007 $573,548,460 $5,294,750,000
2008 $641,346,192 $4,418,000,000
2009 $628,006,115 $9,670,750,000
2010 $680,260,907 $12,047,750,000
2011 $744,097,050 $14,109,000,000
2012 $773,141,661 $17,123,500,000
2013 $797,736,334 $19,100,750,000
2014 $796,683,520 $19,505,500,000
2015 $824,150,499 $19,973,250,000
2016 $843,924,797 $20,559,250,000
2017 $884,844,384 $51,035,657,371
2018 $878,448,433 $34,141,666,667
2019 $912,950,466 $33,357,695,635
2020 $868,884,903 $31,980,334,561
2021 $859,724,936 $41,287,673,690
2022 $889,554,712 $40,757,561,709
2023 $1,044,909,500 $35,871,779,681
2024 $1,175,749,786 $41,539,411,516

Samoa and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.6
1961 - $279.2
1962 - $275.7
1963 - $277.1
1964 - $281.9
1965 - $294.3
1966 - $278.7
1967 - $294.4
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $322 $361
1971 $377 $406
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 $1,069
1982 $728 $1,096
1983 $671 $959
1984 $655 $757
1985 $573 $649
1986 $604 $693
1987 $666 $726
1988 $790 $816
1989 $728 $840
1990 $744 $867
1991 $742 $831
1992 $777 $631
1993 $775 $605
1994 $1,277 $634
1995 $1,288 $648
1996 $1,419 $767
1997 $1,608 $751
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 $470
2005 $2,550 $461
2006 $2,663 $431
2007 $3,039 $414
2008 $3,374 $341
2009 $3,279 $736
2010 $3,524 $902
2011 $3,822 $1,038
2012 $3,935 $1,239
2013 $4,024 $1,363
2014 $3,983 $1,373
2015 $4,084 $1,387
2016 $4,147 $1,408
2017 $4,308 $3,445
2018 $4,232 $2,271
2019 $4,352 $2,184
2020 $4,100 $2,060
2021 $4,022 $2,614
2022 $4,132 $2,536
2023 $4,823 $2,195
2024 $5,393 $2,497

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
2026 72.1 63.6

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
$1.1B
2024
$39.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.5%
2026
18.3%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.35%
2024
Armed forces personnel n/a
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.49%
2026
+0.44%
2026
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.4%
2024
50.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.6%
2024
35%
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
$3.51B
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
$13
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.35 megatons
2024
12.9 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
1.6 tons
2024
0.77 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
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
17.5%
2024
39.9%
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
2026
28.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
21
2024
Higher education index
15
2026
46
2026
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
72.1 years
2026
63.6 years
2026
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
2026
29
2026
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%
2026
0.26%
2026
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2026
62,422 sq mi
2026
Forest area
619 sq mi
2026
66,820 sq mi
2026
Roads length
715 mi
2018
60,439 mi
2019

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