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Canada vs Samoa: Compare Statistics

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

Canada
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Leads on 59 of 101 metrics
Samoa
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Leads on 33 of 101 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Samoa: Samoa leads on Major Urban Areas Population (36,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Samoa leads on Radios (174,849) against Canada (32.30); Samoa leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (57,200) against Canada (22.87). Across 101 compared metrics, Canada wins on 59 and Samoa wins on 33.

  • 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🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★58.14 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★69.28 points
Radios32.3174,849★
Televisions21.58,634★
Waterways3,000none

Economy

42 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★101.48M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★1.29B $
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %8.76 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.692.6★
Electricity Consumption522.2★122.8
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2348★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★23
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1229★
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.545,000★
Electricity Production649.6★132
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★23.48 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.338.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %4.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.211,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.091,125★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★20.3 people
Public Debt61.352.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD9.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.452,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★2,363
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances026.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.27★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★4.46
Taxes and Other Revenues13.826.7★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %4.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★10,742
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85★335,000
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaabout three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9★0

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %5.83 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43105★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★436.5 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★403 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★44.65 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★75.45 %
Administrative Divisions1011★
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.725.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★6.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★101 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★23.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %★47.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.4

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %59.97 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.63
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★74.27 years
Median age of population40.75 years★19.61 years
Population Change437,571 persons★1,173.2 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★78 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★220,593.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %18.53 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA16.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %5.41 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★48,795.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8757,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★9.02 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people36,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★174.38
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★58.25 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.56 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums1.2 %32.57 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons1,342.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★40.49 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.7 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-2,763.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★14.42 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★1
Airports1,459★4
Civil Air Travel636★3

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