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India vs Samoa: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 100 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

India
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Leads on 49 of 100 metrics
Samoa
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Leads on 44 of 100 metrics

Summary

Comparing India and Samoa: India leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2.82) against Samoa (335,000); Samoa leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (10,742) against India (130.72 million); India leads on Population Change (14.13 million persons) against Samoa (1,173 persons). Across 100 compared metrics, India wins on 49 and Samoa wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 41 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🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %57.33 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points69.28 points★
Radios116174,849★
Televisions638,634★
Waterways16,180none

Economy

41 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $★101.48M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $★1.29B $
Coal Revenue1.15★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %★8.76 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7192.6★
Electricity Consumption1.14122.8★
Electricity Exports5.15★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★48
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1223★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1629★
Electricity Imports5.62★0
Electricity Installed Capacity367.845,000★
Electricity Production1.39132★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita★23.48 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.738.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %★4.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %2.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.8 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption55.43★0
Natural Gas Exports76.45★0
Natural Gas Imports23.96★0
Natural Gas Production31.54★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.29★0
Oil Consumption3.181,000★
Oil Exports825,600★0
Oil Imports3.061,125★
Oil Production954,000★0
Oil Proved Reserves5.68★0
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people20.3 people★
Public Debt46.5★52.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD9.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.522,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300★2,363
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9★0
Remittances3.526.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.27★
Taxes and Other Revenues6.726.7★
Unemployment Rate4.3 %★4.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M10,742★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82★335,000
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivabout three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.91★0

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %★5.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7105★
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km★436.5 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km★403 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant★44.65 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,562★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %75.45 %★
Administrative Divisions28★11
Independence15★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.525.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP6.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %★101 %
Mean Age at First Birth2123.6★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %★47.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3NA
Underweight Children Under 531.53.4★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %★59.97 %
Human Capital Index0.520.63★
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years★74.27 years
Median age of population29.19 years★19.61 years
Population Change14.13M persons★1,173.2 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km78 per sq. km★
Total population1.48B persons★220,593.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %18.53 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %★16.6 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %5.41 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons★48,795.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.6957,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years★9.02 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people36,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95174.38★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %★58.25 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km★0.56 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums5.41 %32.57 %★
Total deaths8.28M persons1,342.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %★40.49 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman3.7 per woman★
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-2,763.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births14.42 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141★
Airports315★4
Civil Air Travel93★3

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