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Mongolia vs Samoa: Compare Statistics

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

Mongolia
mng
Leads on 46 of 101 metrics
Samoa
wsm
Leads on 39 of 101 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mongolia and Samoa: Samoa leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (45,000) against Mongolia (1.13); Samoa leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (57,200) against Mongolia (1.45); Samoa leads on Major Urban Areas Population (36,000 people) against Mongolia (1.67 people). Across 101 compared metrics, Mongolia wins on 46 and Samoa wins on 39.

  • 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🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.02 %★58.14 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score52.57 points69.28 points★
Radios155,900174,849★
Televisions168,800★8,634
Waterways400none

Economy

42 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.92B $★101.48M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.37B $★1.29B $
Coal Revenue8.62★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)20.01 %★8.76 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.792.6★
Electricity Consumption5.93122.8★
Electricity Exports51★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels87★48
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants223★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1129★
Electricity Imports1.45★0
Electricity Installed Capacity1.1345,000★
Electricity Production5.34132★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)67.13 USD per capita★23.48 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.738.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.5 %★4.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.8 %2.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption17,000★1,000
Oil Exports5,834★0
Oil Imports15,730★1,125
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line27.1 people21.9 people★
Public Debt67.652.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD9.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption27,000★2,400
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports24,190★2,363
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances2.226.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.27★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)18.675.89★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.926.7★
Unemployment Rate5.5 %4.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)510,22410,742★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.2★335,000
Population Distributionpopulation sparsely distributed throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densitiesabout three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.1 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources34.8★0

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.05 %5.83 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)54.9105★
Agricultural land1.11M sq. km★436.5 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km403 km★
Dam capacity per capita68.59 cubic meters per inhabitant★44.65 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land796★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.15 %75.45 %★
Administrative Divisions21★11
Independence29★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.325.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP★6.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density6.8 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)41 %★101 %
Mean Age at First Birth20.523.6★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.6 %★47.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)NA
Underweight Children Under 51.9★3.4

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Currently married (Percent)55 %59.97 %★
Human Capital Index0.610.63★
Life expectancy at birth78.24 years★74.27 years
Median age of population27.04 years★19.61 years
Population Change39,744.2 persons★1,173.2 persons
Population density2.29 per sq. km★78 per sq. km
Total population3.56M persons★220,593.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)18.01 %18.53 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate48.1 %★16.6 %
Death Rate (%)5.35 %★5.41 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age861,516.1 persons★48,795.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate1.4557,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.59 years9.02 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother657 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.67 people36,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.07174.38★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.21 %★58.25 %
Physician Density4.13 people/sq km★0.56 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.08 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums9.77 %32.57 %★
Total deaths19,266.1 persons1,342.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53 %★40.49 %
Total fertility rate2.51 per woman3.7 per woman★
Total net-migration104.7 persons★-2,763.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.69 per live births★14.42 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇼🇸 SamoaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.241★
Airports37★4
Civil Air Travel25★3

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