Compare Samoa vs United States

Samoa Oceania

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

218.0K

183rd

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$1.2B

200th

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$5,393

135th

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$8,620

143rd

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

4.7% 52nd

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

2,840 km²

174th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

76.8 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

3.8 33rd

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

17.5% 214th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

5.9% 136th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

71.7 yrs

140th

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

12.8 97th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

101.0 130th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$293

117th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

6.8% 91st

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

0.56

144th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

0.95

161st

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

4.9% 85th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

4.07 76th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

9.8%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

10.6%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

69.4%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

30.7%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

48.9%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

98.0% 39th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

5.5% 39th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

38.7 111th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

4.5% 95th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

6.3 138th

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

13.0% 163rd

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

31.1% 165th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

N/A

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

58.1%

154th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

62.4 190th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

100.0%

95th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

99.4%

71st

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

97.1%

85th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

35.9% 67th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

57.6% 32nd

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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