How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 38 times as long as Samoa’s.

New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Samoa: 403 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Samoa’s highest peak towers 1,827 m above New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Samoa: 1,857 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

New Zealand has 24 times as many people as Samoa.

New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Samoa: 219,306 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Samoa is 3.9 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Samoa: 79 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 17 years older than in Samoa.

New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Samoa: 19.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Samoa have 2.2 more children on average than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Samoa: 3.8 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Samoa.

New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Samoa: 6.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Samoa: no data

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Samoa 2.

New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Samoa: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

New Zealand’s economy is 205 times the size of Samoa’s.

New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Samoa: $1.29 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 6.2 times as much per person as Samoa.

New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Samoa: Int$9,319 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

New Zealand and Samoa are practically level.

New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Samoa: 5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Samoa: no data

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Samoa’s.

New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Samoa: 63% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 17 times as much on health per person as Samoa.

New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Samoa: $293 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Samoa is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Samoa: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 6.4 times as many doctors per person as Samoa.

New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Samoa: 0.6 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

63% of adults in Samoa are obese, versus 35% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Samoa: 63.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Samoa smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Samoa: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Samoa: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Samoa.

New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Samoa: 2.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Samoa has 37% more meat per person than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Samoa: 109 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand and Samoa are practically level.

New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Samoa: 3,116 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Samoa: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 1.5 years longer than in Samoa.

New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Samoa: 11.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

New Zealand welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Samoa (2019).

New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Samoa: 0.23 (2022)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 21% in Samoa.

New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Samoa: 21% (2014)

Who has electricity at home?

New Zealand and Samoa are practically level.

New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Samoa: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 18% in Samoa.

New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Samoa: 18% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Samoa 62.

New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Samoa: 62 (2022)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Samoa: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Samoa.

New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Samoa: 0.19 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Samoa, but only 38% of New Zealand.

New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Samoa: 57.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 5.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Samoa.

New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Samoa: 1.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 44% in Samoa.

New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Samoa: 43.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in New Zealand carries 71% more fine dust than in Samoa.

New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Samoa: 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Samoa as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Samoa: 6.3 per 100k (2018)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Samoa are 45% deadlier than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Samoa: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Samoa is on average 14.4 °C warmer than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Samoa: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Samoa gets 88% more rain than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Samoa: 3,005 mm (2016–2025 avg)