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Australia vs Samoa: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 101 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 57 of 101 metrics
Samoa
wsm
Leads on 31 of 101 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Samoa: Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Samoa (436.50 sq. km); Samoa leads on Major Urban Areas Population (36,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Samoa leads on Radios (174,849) against Australia (25.50). Across 101 compared metrics, Australia wins on 57 and Samoa wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 42 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★58.14 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★69.28 points
Radios25.5174,849★
Televisions10.158,634★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

42 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★101.48M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★1.29B $
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %8.76 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7992.6★
Electricity Consumption229.4★122.8
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★48
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1123★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1729★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.5645,000★
Electricity Production243★132
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★23.48 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.338.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %4.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★1,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★1,125
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★21.9 people
Public Debt5852.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD9.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.182,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★2,363
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.126.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.27★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.67★3.74
Taxes and Other Revenues23.626.7★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M10,742★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65★335,000
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byabout three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★0

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %5.83 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98105★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★436.5 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★403 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★44.65 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★75.45 %
Administrative Divisions611★
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.425.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★6.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.9 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★101 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★23.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★47.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.4

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %59.97 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.63
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★74.27 years
Median age of population38.51 years★19.61 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★1,173.2 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★78 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★220,593.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %18.53 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★16.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.41 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★48,795.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9157,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★9.02 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people36,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★174.38
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★58.25 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.56 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums0.03 %32.57 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons1,342.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★40.49 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.7 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-2,763.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★14.42 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1
Airports2,257★4
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft3

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