Papua New Guinea vs Samoa

Papua New Guinea (Oceania) and Samoa (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Papua New Guinea Samoa World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1970 Papua New Guinea: 257.65 Samoa: 322 World: 817.68 1971 Papua New Guinea: 279.67 Samoa: 376.97 World: 884.88 1972 Papua New Guinea: 326.72 Samoa: 432.87 World: 1,002 1973 Papua New Guinea: 482.82 Samoa: 562.76 World: 1,201.53 1974 Papua New Guinea: 533.09 Samoa: 626.04 World: 1,362.19 1975 Papua New Guinea: 481.95 Samoa: 609.67 World: 1,488.94 1976 Papua New Guinea: 525.43 Samoa: 541.03 World: 1,589.73 1977 Papua New Guinea: 558.02 Samoa: 615.3 World: 1,766.28 1978 Papua New Guinea: 648.49 Samoa: 670.63 World: 2,055.49 1979 Papua New Guinea: 747.8 Samoa: 750.59 World: 2,335.19 1980 Papua New Guinea: 812.96 Samoa: 765.25 World: 2,587.01 1981 Papua New Guinea: 781.41 Samoa: 713.38 World: 2,628.62 1982 Papua New Guinea: 725.65 Samoa: 728.13 World: 2,554.08 1983 Papua New Guinea: 768.64 Samoa: 670.99 World: 2,561.17 1984 Papua New Guinea: 749.64 Samoa: 654.7 World: 2,614.33 1985 Papua New Guinea: 696.57 Samoa: 572.81 World: 2,690.59 1986 Papua New Guinea: 744.91 Samoa: 604.26 World: 3,118.57 1987 Papua New Guinea: 865.47 Samoa: 666.31 World: 3,487.88 1988 Papua New Guinea: 984.99 Samoa: 790.14 World: 3,829.99 1989 Papua New Guinea: 934.25 Samoa: 728.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Papua New Guinea: 826.32 Samoa: 743.99 World: 4,338.94 1991 Papua New Guinea: 941.71 Samoa: 741.56 World: 4,453.9 1992 Papua New Guinea: 1,050.71 Samoa: 776.74 World: 4,679.98 1993 Papua New Guinea: 1,151.28 Samoa: 774.99 World: 4,685.3 1994 Papua New Guinea: 1,228.24 Samoa: 1,276.85 World: 4,967.01 1995 Papua New Guinea: 998.23 Samoa: 1,288.1 World: 5,463.2 1996 Papua New Guinea: 1,071.04 Samoa: 1,419.36 World: 5,507.22 1997 Papua New Guinea: 989.72 Samoa: 1,607.89 World: 5,408.57 1998 Papua New Guinea: 733.48 Samoa: 1,506.3 World: 5,302.34 1999 Papua New Guinea: 649.99 Samoa: 1,416.77 World: 5,401.23 2000 Papua New Guinea: 635.96 Samoa: 1,424.75 World: 5,512.56 2001 Papua New Guinea: 537.85 Samoa: 1,453.87 World: 5,404.2 2002 Papua New Guinea: 506.33 Samoa: 1,527.56 World: 5,539.32 2003 Papua New Guinea: 577.47 Samoa: 1,798.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Papua New Guinea: 620.6 Samoa: 2,189.26 World: 6,818 2005 Papua New Guinea: 744.49 Samoa: 2,550.04 World: 7,290.57 2006 Papua New Guinea: 1,238.18 Samoa: 2,663.29 World: 7,803.19 2007 Papua New Guinea: 1,370.75 Samoa: 3,038.62 World: 8,685.33 2008 Papua New Guinea: 1,624.79 Samoa: 3,373.61 World: 9,425.74 2009 Papua New Guinea: 1,568.83 Samoa: 3,279.18 World: 8,827.04 2010 Papua New Guinea: 1,866.87 Samoa: 3,524.25 World: 9,555.07 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2,288.38 Samoa: 3,821.51 World: 10,496.93 2012 Papua New Guinea: 2,635.09 Samoa: 3,934.6 World: 10,597.85 2013 Papua New Guinea: 2,560.77 Samoa: 4,023.53 World: 10,759.35 2014 Papua New Guinea: 2,723.18 Samoa: 3,982.68 World: 10,912.24 2015 Papua New Guinea: 2,484.6 Samoa: 4,084.36 World: 10,191.98 2016 Papua New Guinea: 2,316.39 Samoa: 4,147.07 World: 10,239.47 2017 Papua New Guinea: 2,477.77 Samoa: 4,307.59 World: 10,784.4 2018 Papua New Guinea: 2,566.37 Samoa: 4,231.81 World: 11,344.73 2019 Papua New Guinea: 2,575.77 Samoa: 4,351.94 World: 11,417.6 2020 Papua New Guinea: 2,429.61 Samoa: 4,099.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Papua New Guinea: 2,607.98 Samoa: 4,021.56 World: 12,472.91 2022 Papua New Guinea: 3,102.29 Samoa: 4,132.45 World: 12,876.24 2023 Papua New Guinea: 2,966.06 Samoa: 4,822.74 World: 13,313.86 2024 Papua New Guinea: 2,912.49 Samoa: 5,392.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Papua New Guinea: 3,019.53 Samoa: 5,872.78 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Papua New Guinea Samoa World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Papua New Guinea: 45.81 Samoa: 55.15 World: 50.94 1961 Papua New Guinea: 46.43 Samoa: 55.74 World: 52.8 1962 Papua New Guinea: 46.71 Samoa: 56.32 World: 55.29 1963 Papua New Guinea: 47.67 Samoa: 56.86 World: 55.65 1964 Papua New Guinea: 48.3 Samoa: 54.04 World: 56.1 1965 Papua New Guinea: 48.93 Samoa: 57.89 World: 55.93 1966 Papua New Guinea: 49.57 Samoa: 58.23 World: 56.45 1967 Papua New Guinea: 50.25 Samoa: 58.88 World: 56.9 1968 Papua New Guinea: 50.88 Samoa: 59.38 World: 57.34 1969 Papua New Guinea: 51.52 Samoa: 59.88 World: 57.68 1970 Papua New Guinea: 52.14 Samoa: 60.39 World: 57.94 1971 Papua New Guinea: 52.59 Samoa: 60.88 World: 58.02 1972 Papua New Guinea: 53.25 Samoa: 61.36 World: 58.84 1973 Papua New Guinea: 53.85 Samoa: 61.86 World: 59.3 1974 Papua New Guinea: 54.44 Samoa: 62.34 World: 59.7 1975 Papua New Guinea: 54.98 Samoa: 62.84 World: 60.13 1976 Papua New Guinea: 55.53 Samoa: 63.3 World: 60.45 1977 Papua New Guinea: 56.05 Samoa: 63.74 World: 61.04 1978 Papua New Guinea: 56.52 Samoa: 64.13 World: 61.39 1979 Papua New Guinea: 56.97 Samoa: 64.54 World: 61.84 1980 Papua New Guinea: 57.39 Samoa: 64.96 World: 62.15 1981 Papua New Guinea: 57.76 Samoa: 65.3 World: 62.52 1982 Papua New Guinea: 58.08 Samoa: 65.65 World: 62.87 1983 Papua New Guinea: 58.29 Samoa: 65.99 World: 63.13 1984 Papua New Guinea: 58.58 Samoa: 66.28 World: 63.44 1985 Papua New Guinea: 58.8 Samoa: 66.56 World: 63.73 1986 Papua New Guinea: 59.02 Samoa: 66.82 World: 64.12 1987 Papua New Guinea: 59.23 Samoa: 67.05 World: 64.46 1988 Papua New Guinea: 59.38 Samoa: 67.33 World: 64.67 1989 Papua New Guinea: 59.6 Samoa: 67.61 World: 64.96 1990 Papua New Guinea: 59.78 Samoa: 67.81 World: 65.11 1991 Papua New Guinea: 59.94 Samoa: 68.04 World: 65.3 1992 Papua New Guinea: 60.26 Samoa: 68.53 World: 65.55 1993 Papua New Guinea: 60.47 Samoa: 68.82 World: 65.74 1994 Papua New Guinea: 60.73 Samoa: 69.16 World: 65.96 1995 Papua New Guinea: 60.93 Samoa: 69.47 World: 66.2 1996 Papua New Guinea: 61.07 Samoa: 69.77 World: 66.52 1997 Papua New Guinea: 61.27 Samoa: 70.05 World: 66.83 1998 Papua New Guinea: 60.44 Samoa: 70.31 World: 67.07 1999 Papua New Guinea: 61.51 Samoa: 70.56 World: 67.31 2000 Papua New Guinea: 61.61 Samoa: 70.79 World: 67.65 2001 Papua New Guinea: 61.65 Samoa: 71.03 World: 67.95 2002 Papua New Guinea: 61.64 Samoa: 71.23 World: 68.23 2003 Papua New Guinea: 61.74 Samoa: 71.44 World: 68.52 2004 Papua New Guinea: 61.8 Samoa: 71.51 World: 68.77 2005 Papua New Guinea: 61.87 Samoa: 71.49 World: 69.11 2006 Papua New Guinea: 62.02 Samoa: 71.62 World: 69.47 2007 Papua New Guinea: 62.21 Samoa: 71.61 World: 69.81 2008 Papua New Guinea: 62.51 Samoa: 71.53 World: 70 2009 Papua New Guinea: 62.77 Samoa: 69.49 World: 70.38 2010 Papua New Guinea: 63.06 Samoa: 71.45 World: 70.68 2011 Papua New Guinea: 63.38 Samoa: 71.39 World: 70.97 2012 Papua New Guinea: 63.64 Samoa: 71.16 World: 71.26 2013 Papua New Guinea: 63.93 Samoa: 71.23 World: 71.53 2014 Papua New Guinea: 64.2 Samoa: 71.14 World: 71.78 2015 Papua New Guinea: 64.47 Samoa: 71.06 World: 71.97 2016 Papua New Guinea: 64.7 Samoa: 71 World: 72.19 2017 Papua New Guinea: 64.92 Samoa: 70.99 World: 72.37 2018 Papua New Guinea: 65.11 Samoa: 71.05 World: 72.64 2019 Papua New Guinea: 65.33 Samoa: 70.27 World: 72.87 2020 Papua New Guinea: 65.08 Samoa: 70.73 World: 72.18 2021 Papua New Guinea: 64.36 Samoa: 71.1 World: 71.22 2022 Papua New Guinea: 65.27 Samoa: 71.55 World: 72.97 2023 Papua New Guinea: 66.13 Samoa: 71.7 World: 73.33 2024 Papua New Guinea: 66.26 Samoa: 71.83 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Papua New Guinea Samoa World

2 4 6 8 1960 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 Samoa: 7.78 World: 4.69 1961 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 Samoa: 7.77 World: 4.56 1962 Papua New Guinea: 6.14 Samoa: 7.76 World: 5.02 1963 Papua New Guinea: 6.15 Samoa: 7.73 World: 5.31 1964 Papua New Guinea: 6.19 Samoa: 7.7 World: 5.13 1965 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 Samoa: 7.65 World: 5.08 1966 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 Samoa: 7.6 World: 4.97 1967 Papua New Guinea: 6.24 Samoa: 7.55 World: 4.87 1968 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 Samoa: 7.5 World: 4.98 1969 Papua New Guinea: 6.26 Samoa: 7.43 World: 4.88 1970 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 Samoa: 7.34 World: 4.84 1971 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 Samoa: 7.22 World: 4.69 1972 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 Samoa: 7.07 World: 4.55 1973 Papua New Guinea: 6.16 Samoa: 6.91 World: 4.42 1974 Papua New Guinea: 6.11 Samoa: 6.75 World: 4.26 1975 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 Samoa: 6.61 World: 4.07 1976 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 Samoa: 6.47 World: 3.97 1977 Papua New Guinea: 5.96 Samoa: 6.31 World: 3.84 1978 Papua New Guinea: 5.88 Samoa: 6.15 World: 3.77 1979 Papua New Guinea: 5.79 Samoa: 5.99 World: 3.76 1980 Papua New Guinea: 5.71 Samoa: 5.86 World: 3.73 1981 Papua New Guinea: 5.65 Samoa: 5.75 World: 3.71 1982 Papua New Guinea: 5.59 Samoa: 5.68 World: 3.72 1983 Papua New Guinea: 5.56 Samoa: 5.62 World: 3.59 1984 Papua New Guinea: 5.51 Samoa: 5.55 World: 3.57 1985 Papua New Guinea: 5.47 Samoa: 5.49 World: 3.53 1986 Papua New Guinea: 5.42 Samoa: 5.42 World: 3.51 1987 Papua New Guinea: 5.36 Samoa: 5.32 World: 3.48 1988 Papua New Guinea: 5.3 Samoa: 5.21 World: 3.39 1989 Papua New Guinea: 5.24 Samoa: 5.11 World: 3.35 1990 Papua New Guinea: 5.18 Samoa: 5.01 World: 3.31 1991 Papua New Guinea: 5.11 Samoa: 4.91 World: 3.13 1992 Papua New Guinea: 5.03 Samoa: 4.87 World: 3.04 1993 Papua New Guinea: 4.96 Samoa: 4.83 World: 2.97 1994 Papua New Guinea: 4.87 Samoa: 4.79 World: 2.92 1995 Papua New Guinea: 4.78 Samoa: 4.77 World: 2.87 1996 Papua New Guinea: 4.73 Samoa: 4.74 World: 2.82 1997 Papua New Guinea: 4.68 Samoa: 4.7 World: 2.78 1998 Papua New Guinea: 4.63 Samoa: 4.65 World: 2.75 1999 Papua New Guinea: 4.59 Samoa: 4.57 World: 2.72 2000 Papua New Guinea: 4.53 Samoa: 4.52 World: 2.73 2001 Papua New Guinea: 4.47 Samoa: 4.48 World: 2.69 2002 Papua New Guinea: 4.42 Samoa: 4.44 World: 2.66 2003 Papua New Guinea: 4.36 Samoa: 4.39 World: 2.64 2004 Papua New Guinea: 4.28 Samoa: 4.34 World: 2.63 2005 Papua New Guinea: 4.22 Samoa: 4.32 World: 2.61 2006 Papua New Guinea: 4.15 Samoa: 4.32 World: 2.61 2007 Papua New Guinea: 4.08 Samoa: 4.36 World: 2.6 2008 Papua New Guinea: 4.02 Samoa: 4.42 World: 2.6 2009 Papua New Guinea: 3.94 Samoa: 4.47 World: 2.59 2010 Papua New Guinea: 3.88 Samoa: 4.52 World: 2.57 2011 Papua New Guinea: 3.82 Samoa: 4.56 World: 2.55 2012 Papua New Guinea: 3.75 Samoa: 4.55 World: 2.56 2013 Papua New Guinea: 3.68 Samoa: 4.49 World: 2.53 2014 Papua New Guinea: 3.63 Samoa: 4.42 World: 2.52 2015 Papua New Guinea: 3.56 Samoa: 4.34 World: 2.49 2016 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 Samoa: 4.26 World: 2.49 2017 Papua New Guinea: 3.43 Samoa: 4.2 World: 2.46 2018 Papua New Guinea: 3.38 Samoa: 4.14 World: 2.39 2019 Papua New Guinea: 3.32 Samoa: 4.06 World: 2.35 2020 Papua New Guinea: 3.27 Samoa: 4 World: 2.28 2021 Papua New Guinea: 3.22 Samoa: 3.94 World: 2.25 2022 Papua New Guinea: 3.17 Samoa: 3.88 World: 2.22 2023 Papua New Guinea: 3.1 Samoa: 3.83 World: 2.2 2024 Papua New Guinea: 3.07 Samoa: 3.8 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Papua New Guinea Samoa World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Papua New Guinea: 2.79 Samoa: 2.1 World: 5.12 1992 Papua New Guinea: 2.61 Samoa: 2.44 World: 5.28 1993 Papua New Guinea: 2.38 Samoa: 2.69 World: 5.54 1994 Papua New Guinea: 2.42 Samoa: 3 World: 5.79 1995 Papua New Guinea: 2.6 Samoa: 3.24 World: 5.92 1996 Papua New Guinea: 2.73 Samoa: 3.52 World: 5.98 1997 Papua New Guinea: 2.85 Samoa: 3.78 World: 6.01 1998 Papua New Guinea: 2.86 Samoa: 4.13 World: 6.16 1999 Papua New Guinea: 2.94 Samoa: 4.49 World: 6.28 2000 Papua New Guinea: 2.92 Samoa: 4.73 World: 6.11 2001 Papua New Guinea: 2.8 Samoa: 4.96 World: 6.19 2002 Papua New Guinea: 2.76 Samoa: 4.98 World: 6.41 2003 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Samoa: 5.04 World: 6.48 2004 Papua New Guinea: 2.53 Samoa: 5.16 World: 6.33 2005 Papua New Guinea: 2.39 Samoa: 5.21 World: 6.22 2006 Papua New Guinea: 2.29 Samoa: 5.32 World: 5.97 2007 Papua New Guinea: 2.17 Samoa: 5.43 World: 5.77 2008 Papua New Guinea: 2.17 Samoa: 5.54 World: 5.82 2009 Papua New Guinea: 2.09 Samoa: 5.65 World: 6.41 2010 Papua New Guinea: 2 Samoa: 5.62 World: 6.28 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2.62 Samoa: 5.68 World: 6.15 2012 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Samoa: 8.75 World: 6.15 2013 Papua New Guinea: 2.7 Samoa: 8.77 World: 6.1 2014 Papua New Guinea: 2.54 Samoa: 8.72 World: 5.96 2015 Papua New Guinea: 2.51 Samoa: 8.9 World: 6 2016 Papua New Guinea: 2.48 Samoa: 9.06 World: 5.97 2017 Papua New Guinea: 2.58 Samoa: 9.4 World: 5.9 2018 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Samoa: 8.65 World: 5.76 2019 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Samoa: 7.86 World: 5.59 2020 Papua New Guinea: 2.9 Samoa: 7.47 World: 6.59 2021 Papua New Guinea: 3.03 Samoa: 6.66 World: 6.05 2022 Papua New Guinea: 2.69 Samoa: 5.05 World: 5.23 2023 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Samoa: 4.92 World: 4.85 2024 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Samoa: 4.86 World: 4.81 2025 Papua New Guinea: 2.57 Samoa: 5 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Papua New Guinea Samoa World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Papua New Guinea: 0.45 Samoa: 0.47 World: 4.14 1971 Papua New Guinea: 0.44 Samoa: 0.46 World: 4.04 1972 Papua New Guinea: 0.46 Samoa: 0.49 World: 4.16 1973 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Samoa: 0.58 World: 4.32 1974 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 Samoa: 0.69 World: 4.23 1975 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 0.56 World: 4.14 1976 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Samoa: 0.54 World: 4.31 1977 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 0.56 World: 4.36 1978 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Samoa: 0.55 World: 4.42 1979 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Samoa: 0.58 World: 4.46 1980 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Samoa: 0.62 World: 4.33 1981 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Samoa: 0.61 World: 4.18 1982 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 0.68 World: 4.05 1983 Papua New Guinea: 0.51 Samoa: 0.67 World: 4.01 1984 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 0.75 World: 4.07 1985 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Samoa: 0.66 World: 4.05 1986 Papua New Guinea: 0.48 Samoa: 0.5 World: 4.04 1987 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 Samoa: 0.57 World: 4.1 1988 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Samoa: 0.57 World: 4.16 1989 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Samoa: 0.7 World: 4.16 1990 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Samoa: 0.73 World: 4.15 1991 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Samoa: 0.75 World: 4.1 1992 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 Samoa: 0.73 World: 4.01 1993 Papua New Guinea: 0.59 Samoa: 0.82 World: 3.97 1994 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Samoa: 0.84 World: 3.94 1995 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Samoa: 0.76 World: 3.99 1996 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 0.76 World: 4.01 1997 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Samoa: 0.77 World: 4.02 1998 Papua New Guinea: 0.64 Samoa: 0.79 World: 3.98 1999 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Samoa: 0.78 World: 3.95 2000 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Samoa: 1.02 World: 4.01 2001 Papua New Guinea: 0.62 Samoa: 1.1 World: 4.01 2002 Papua New Guinea: 0.69 Samoa: 1.13 World: 4.02 2003 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 Samoa: 1.16 World: 4.15 2004 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 Samoa: 1.13 World: 4.28 2005 Papua New Guinea: 0.8 Samoa: 1.16 World: 4.39 2006 Papua New Guinea: 0.79 Samoa: 1.17 World: 4.48 2007 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 Samoa: 1.26 World: 4.59 2008 Papua New Guinea: 0.71 Samoa: 1.28 World: 4.56 2009 Papua New Guinea: 0.67 Samoa: 1.3 World: 4.45 2010 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Samoa: 1.36 World: 4.67 2011 Papua New Guinea: 0.57 Samoa: 1.37 World: 4.76 2012 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Samoa: 1.36 World: 4.77 2013 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Samoa: 1.41 World: 4.81 2014 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 Samoa: 1.43 World: 4.78 2015 Papua New Guinea: 0.68 Samoa: 1.63 World: 4.7 2016 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 Samoa: 1.74 World: 4.65 2017 Papua New Guinea: 0.63 Samoa: 1.54 World: 4.67 2018 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 1.66 World: 4.73 2019 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 1.78 World: 4.7 2020 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Samoa: 1.48 World: 4.47 2021 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Samoa: 1.61 World: 4.68 2022 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Samoa: 1.54 World: 4.67 2023 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Samoa: 1.54 World: 4.68 2024 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Samoa: 1.6 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2014

Papua New Guinea Samoa World

0 10 20 30 40 2005 Papua New Guinea: 1.72 Samoa: 3.35 World: 15.6 2006 Papua New Guinea: 1.75 Samoa: 4.47 World: 17.2 2007 Papua New Guinea: 1.79 Samoa: 4.75 World: 20.2 2008 Papua New Guinea: 1.15 Samoa: 5.03 World: 22.8 2009 Papua New Guinea: 1.61 Samoa: 6 World: 25.3 2010 Papua New Guinea: 1.28 Samoa: 7 World: 28.4 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2 Samoa: 11 World: 30.9 2012 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 Samoa: 12.92 World: 33.3 2013 Papua New Guinea: 5.1 Samoa: 15.3 World: 35.3 2014 Papua New Guinea: 6.5 Samoa: 21.2 World: 37.4 2005 2009 2011 2014

Population

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Population 10.8 mn 2025
91st of 215		 219,306 2025
182nd of 215
Population density 22.9 /km² 2023
180th of 214		 77.9 /km² 2023
124th of 214
Population growth 1.75 % 2025
59th of 215		 0.59 % 2025
129th of 215
Life expectancy 66.3 years 2024
183rd of 215		 71.8 years 2024
137th of 215
Fertility rate 3.07 2024
55th of 215		 3.80 2024
31st of 215
Birth rate 24.3 ‰ 2024
55th of 215		 25.0 ‰ 2024
52nd of 215
Infant mortality 31.3 ‰ 2024
153rd of 196		 12.3 ‰ 2024
98th of 196
Urban population 15.8 % 2025
214th of 215		 17.5 % 2025
213th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.6 % 2025
174th of 215		 6.1 % 2025
135th of 215
Living in cities 11.9 % 2025
180th of 215		 0.0 % 2025
215th of 215
Living in towns 35.9 % 2025
82nd of 215		 58.2 % 2025
29th of 215
Living in rural areas 52.1 % 2025
16th of 215		 41.8 % 2025
38th of 215

Human development

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Human Development Index 0.576 2023
160th of 193		 0.708 2023
122nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.423 2023
129th of 169		 0.609 2023
85th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.566 2023
121st of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.584 2023
157th of 172		 0.416 2023
105th of 172

Economy

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
GDP 32.5 bn US$ 2025
110th of 186		 1.3 bn US$ 2025
175th of 186
GDP per capita 3,020 US$ 2025
142nd of 186		 5,873 US$ 2025
110th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 5,215 int. $ 2025
152nd of 185		 9,319 int. $ 2025
130th of 185
GNI per capita 2,890 US$ 2025
133rd of 182		 5,640 US$ 2025
107th of 182
GDP growth 5.6 % 2025
37th of 186		 4.2 % 2025
68th of 186
Inflation 4.4 % 2025
41st of 165		 2.2 % 2025
103rd of 165
FDI inflows -0.6 % 2024
178th of 192		 0.2 % 2025
164th of 192
Manufacturing 1.6 % 2024 4.9 % 2025
116th of 132
Agriculture 17.0 % 2024 9.1 % 2025
62nd of 158
Tax revenue 15.5 % 2024
56th of 89		 24.0 % 2023
Government debt 52.0 % 2024
20th of 56		 -
Military spending 0.3 % 2024
144th of 147		 -
Trade - 70.6 % 2025
80th of 138
Exports - 27.6 % 2025
90th of 138

Labour

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Unemployment 2.6 % 2025
25th of 181		 5.0 % 2025
86th of 181
Youth unemployment 3.8 % 2025
16th of 181		 13.0 % 2025
94th of 181
Women in the labour force 50.8 % 2025
114th of 181		 30.7 % 2025
163rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 36.9 % 2025
41st of 181		 26.9 % 2025
68th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.8 h 2025
72nd of 181		 45.1 h 2025
21st of 181
Youth NEET rate 27.7 % 2025
145th of 181		 30.1 % 2025
152nd of 181
Labour income share 32.6 % 2025
103rd of 114		 42.1 % 2025
73rd of 114
Output per hour 6.1 $ 2025
148th of 181		 13.3 $ 2025
118th of 181

Health

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Health spending 2.9 % 2023
180th of 192		 6.8 % 2023
89th of 192
Health spending per person 85 US$ 2023
146th of 191		 293 US$ 2023
114th of 191
Physicians 0.06 /1,000 2023 0.56 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 39.4 ‰ 2024
158th of 196		 14.9 ‰ 2024
98th of 196
Maternal mortality 189 /100k 2023
156th of 194		 101 /100k 2023
130th of 194
Tobacco use 39.3 % 2024
161st of 166		 23.1 % 2024
108th of 166
Safe drinking water - 62.5 % 2024
98th of 147

Food

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Calories per person 2,163 kcal 2024
149th of 155		 3,117 kcal 2023
63rd of 155
Protein supply 61.8 g 2022
151st of 174		 105.7 g 2022
50th of 174
Animal protein supply 31.6 g 2022
113th of 174		 65.5 g 2022
40th of 174
Fat supply 65.1 g 2022
128th of 174		 109.0 g 2022
72nd of 174
Food insecurity 57.3 % 2019 18.2 % 2024
65th of 134
Severe food insecurity 27.0 % 2019 4.5 % 2024
57th of 124
Cereal import dependency 95.2 % 2022
25th of 160		 -

Education

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Literacy 87.0 % 2022 98.0 % 2019
Secondary enrolment 52.1 % 2023 87.4 % 2016
Education spending 0.8 % 2023
118th of 121		 5.5 % 2024
13th of 121
Expected schooling 11.5 yrs 2023
145th of 195		 12.4 yrs 2023
130th of 195
Mean schooling 5.0 yrs 2023
169th of 193		 11.3 yrs 2023
59th of 193
Tertiary enrolment - 16.0 % 2024
115th of 128

Society

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Internet use 18.8 % 2024
174th of 182		 21.2 % 2014
Mobile subscriptions 38.8 /100 2024
151st of 151		 62.4 /100 2022
Electricity access 43.3 % 2024
201st of 213		 100.0 % 2024
120th of 213
Women in parliament 2.7 % 2025
180th of 184		 9.8 % 2025
164th of 184
Income inequality - 38.7 2013
Extreme poverty - 4.5 % 2013

Refugees

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Refugees hosted 7,727 2025
97th of 177		 5 2018
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
94th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2018
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,121 2025
82nd of 177		 0 2018
Refugees from the country 644 2025
110th of 199		 17 2025
173rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
125th of 199

Governance

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Control of corruption 31.7 /100 2024
156th of 207		 61.8 /100 2024
53rd of 207
Government effectiveness 33.8 /100 2024
174th of 205		 59.8 /100 2024
67th of 205
Rule of law 47.1 /100 2024
137th of 207		 75.1 /100 2024
35th of 207
Regulatory quality 45.4 /100 2024
145th of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
105th of 205
Voice and accountability 51.1 /100 2024
118th of 205		 72.4 /100 2024
45th of 205
Political stability 54.7 /100 2024
158th of 207		 87.0 /100 2024
17th of 207

Environment

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
CO₂ per capita 0.52 t 2024
43rd of 202		 1.60 t 2024
79th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.3 Mt 2024
116th of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
192nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
116th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
193rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
127th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
191st of 204
GHG per capita 1.02 t 2024
21st of 202		 2.39 t 2024
68th of 202
Renewable energy 54.6 % 2022
43rd of 211		 35.9 % 2022
67th of 211
Forest area 79.0 % 2023
9th of 212		 57.6 % 2023
32nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 14.1 µg/m³ 2023
75th of 200		 4.6 µg/m³ 2023
9th of 200
Water stress 0.1 % 2022
2nd of 176		 -
Land area 452,860 km² 2023
54th of 214		 2,780 km² 2023
171st of 214

Energy

Indicator Papua New Guinea Samoa
Renewable electricity 23.7 % 2024
112th of 190		 43.8 % 2024
74th of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
167th of 190		 18.8 % 2024
37th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
139th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
176th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 23.7 % 2024
119th of 190		 43.8 % 2024
83rd of 190
Fossil electricity 76.3 % 2024
119th of 190		 56.3 % 2024
83rd of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
79th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
107th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 516 g/kWh 2024
111th of 190		 400 g/kWh 2024
83rd of 190
Electricity per capita 0.45 MWh 2024
154th of 191		 0.73 MWh 2024
145th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.