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Samoa vs South Korea: Compare Statistics

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

Samoa
wsm
Leads on 31 of 101 metrics
South Korea
kor
Leads on 59 of 101 metrics

Summary

Comparing Samoa and South Korea: Samoa leads on Radios (174,849) against South Korea (47.50); Samoa leads on Major Urban Areas Population (36,000 people) against South Korea (9.99 people); Samoa leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (57,200) against South Korea (29.71). Across 101 compared metrics, Samoa wins on 31 and South Korea wins on 59.

  • 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🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)58.14 %97.42 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 58% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score69.28 points★64.06 points
Radios174,849★47.5
Televisions8,634★15.9
Waterwaysnone1,609

Economy

42 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country101.48M $30.14B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.29B $1.91T $★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.76 %★3.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP7.6 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index92.693.4★
Electricity Consumption122.8507.6★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4870★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants23★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels021★
Electricity from Other Renewables29★8
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity45,000★111.2
Electricity Production132526★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)23.48 USD per capita234.67 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.7★31.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.2 %★1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.2 %★2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)NA2.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption045.28★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports048.65★
Natural Gas Production0339.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves07.08★
Oil Consumption1,000★2.25
Oil Exports0907,100★
Oil Imports1,125★3.07
Oil Production048,400★
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people14.4 people★
Public Debt52.652.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)9.4 USD★1.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2,400★2.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.4★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2,363908,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production03.3★
Remittances26.4★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.27★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.740.48★
Taxes and Other Revenues26.7★15.7
Unemployment Rate4.6 %2.7 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)10,742-5.50M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions335,000644.23★
Population Distributionabout three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upoluthe population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northea
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year13.3 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources069.7★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.83 %11.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)105131.69★
Agricultural land436.5 sq. km15,174 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)403 km2,413 km★
Dam capacity per capita44.65 cubic meters per inhabitant362.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land07,780★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country75.45 %85.98 %★
Administrative Divisions11★9
Independence115★
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)25.4★9.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.8 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km10.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)101 %4 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.632.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)47.3 %4.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 53.40.4★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Currently married (Percent)59.97 %★42.12 %
Human Capital Index0.630.8★
Life expectancy at birth74.27 years87.65 years★
Median age of population19.61 years46.18 years★
Population Change1,173.2 persons★-34,023.3 persons
Population density78 per sq. km★521.76 per sq. km
Total population220,593.5 persons51.62M persons★
Birth Rate (%)18.53 %★4.29 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate16.6 %82.3 %★
Death Rate (%)5.41 %★6.94 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age48,795.55 persons10.86M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate57,200★29.71
Learning-adjusted years of school9.02 years11.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days365 days★
Major Urban Areas Population36,000 people★9.99 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.38174.92★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization58.25 %90.48 %★
Physician Density0.56 people/sq km2.61 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.66 %★-0.09 %
Population living in slums32.57 %★5.46 %
Total deaths1,342.5 persons★375,161.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.49 %54.27 %★
Total fertility rate3.7 per woman★0.72 per woman
Total net-migration-2,763.3 persons106,057.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate14.42 per live births2.38 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇼🇸 Samoa🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)11.32★
Airports492★
Civil Air Travel393★

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