World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Samoa fits inside the median country 39 times
Samoa: 2,840 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 9% longer than Samoa’s
Samoa: 403 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 478 m above Samoa’s
Samoa: 1,857 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 18% of Samoa
Samoa: 17.8% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 34 times as many people as Samoa
Samoa: 219,306 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 25% more densely populated than Samoa
Samoa: 79 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Samoa are 0.9 cm taller than in the median country
Samoa: 174.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Samoa are 3.3 cm taller than in the median country
Samoa: 163.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 11 years older than in Samoa
Samoa: 19.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Samoa have 1.9 more children on average than in the median country
Samoa: 3.8 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Samoa
Samoa: 6.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Samoa: no data · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Samoa: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Samoa has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Samoa: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 35 times the size of Samoa’s
Samoa: $1.29 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.3 times as much per person as Samoa
Samoa: Int$9,319 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Samoa: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Samoa: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
The median country and Samoa are practically level
Samoa: 5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Samoa: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Samoa’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Samoa: 24% (2023) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Samoa’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× the median country’s
Samoa: 63% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 61% more on health per person than Samoa
Samoa: $293 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.8 years longer than in Samoa
Samoa: 71.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Samoa
Samoa: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 3 times as many doctors per person as Samoa
Samoa: 0.6 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Samoa: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Samoa is 21% higher than in the median country
Samoa: 12.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
63% of adults in Samoa are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Samoa: 63.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Samoa smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Samoa: 23.1% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Samoa: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 48% more alcohol than in Samoa
Samoa: 2.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Samoa has 94% more meat per person than the median country
Samoa: 109 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Samoa has 179 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Samoa: 3,116 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Samoa: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Samoa went to school 1.4 years longer than in the median country
Samoa: 11.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 50% more tourists per resident than Samoa (2019)
Samoa: 0.23 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than Samoa (3 against 0)
Samoa: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Samoa 1
Samoa: 1 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 21% in Samoa
Samoa: 21% (2014) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Samoa: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Samoa and the median country are practically level
Samoa: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 18% in Samoa
Samoa: 18% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Samoa 62
Samoa: 62 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Samoa: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 24% more passengers per resident than those from Samoa
Samoa: 0.19 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Samoa, but only 33% of the median country
Samoa: 57.6% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Samoa
Samoa: 1.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
44% of Samoa’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Samoa: 43.8% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 4 times as much fine dust as in Samoa
Samoa: 4.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Samoa as in the median country
Samoa: 6.3 per 100k (2018) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 45% deadlier than in Samoa
Samoa: 12.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Samoa is on average 2.6 °C warmer than the median country
Samoa: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Samoa gets 3 times as much rain as the median country
Samoa: 3,005 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Samoa bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Samoa fits inside the median country 39 times.
Which has more people, Samoa or the median country?
The median country has 34 times as many people as Samoa (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Samoa or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.8 years longer than in Samoa. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Samoa and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Samoa or the median country?
Men in Samoa are 0.9 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).