How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 19 times as long as Samoa’s.

Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Samoa: 403 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 2,891 m above Samoa’s.

Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Samoa: 1,857 m (2026 edition)

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 18% of Samoa.

Italy: 44.3% (2023) · Samoa: 17.6% (2023)

How many people live there?

Italy has 269 times as many people as Samoa.

Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Samoa: 219,306 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 2.5 times as densely populated as Samoa.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Samoa: 79 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 28 years older than in Samoa.

Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Samoa: 19.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Samoa have 2.6 more children on average than in Italy.

Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Samoa: 3.8 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Samoa.

Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Samoa: 6.1% (2025)

How many refugees does it host?

Italy: 5.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Samoa: no data

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Samoa: no data

How many official languages?

Samoa has 2 official languages, Italy 1.

Italy: 1 (2026) · Samoa: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 1,981 times the size of Samoa’s.

Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Samoa: $1.29 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Italy produces 6.7 times as much per person as Samoa.

Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Samoa: Int$9,319 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Samoa: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 5.0% in Samoa.

Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Samoa: 5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Samoa: no data

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Samoa’s 24%.

Italy: 25.6% (2024) · Samoa: 24% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Samoa’s.

Italy: 69% (2025) · Samoa: 63% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Italy spends 12 times as much on health per person as Samoa.

Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Samoa: $293 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Samoa is 5.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Samoa: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Italy has 7.5 times as many doctors per person as Samoa.

Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Samoa: 0.6 per 1,000 (2021)

How many hospital beds are there?

Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Samoa: no data

How common is obesity?

63% of adults in Samoa are obese, versus 18% in Italy.

Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Samoa: 63.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Samoa smoke, versus 22% in Italy.

Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Samoa: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Samoa: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in Italy drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Samoa.

Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Samoa: 2.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Samoa has 53% more meat per person than Italy.

Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Samoa: 109 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 636 kcal more food per person per day than Samoa.

Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Samoa: 3,116 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Samoa: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Samoa went to school 0.5 years longer than in Italy.

Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Samoa: 11.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Italy welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Samoa (2019).

Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Samoa: 0.23 (2022)

How many World Heritage sites?

Italy has 62 more World Heritage sites than Samoa (62 against 0).

Italy: 62 (2026) · Samoa: 0 (2026)

How many people are online?

89% of people in Italy are online, versus 21% in Samoa.

Italy: 89% (2024) · Samoa: 21% (2014)

Who has electricity at home?

Italy and Samoa are practically level.

Italy: 100% (2024) · Samoa: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 18% in Samoa.

Italy: 70% (2025) · Samoa: 18% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Samoa 62.

Italy: 133 (2024) · Samoa: 62 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Samoa: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Italy fly 79% more passengers per resident than those from Samoa.

Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Samoa: 0.19 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Samoa, but only 33% of Italy.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Samoa: 57.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Samoa.

Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Samoa: 1.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 44% in Samoa.

Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Samoa: 43.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Italy carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Samoa.

Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Samoa: 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Samoa as in Italy.

Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Samoa: 6.3 per 100k (2018)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Samoa are 92% deadlier than in Italy.

Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Samoa: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Samoa is on average 11.6 °C warmer than Italy.

Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Samoa: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Samoa gets 2.9 times as much rain as Italy.

Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Samoa: 3,005 mm (2016–2025 avg)