Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Papua New Guinea
11,752 current LCU per person
in 2024
Samoa
13,501 current LCU per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
Samoa rank
192nd
GDP (current LCU), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13,501 current LCU per person against 11,752 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,749 current LCU per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 211 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 367.94 current LCU per person | 393.52 current LCU per person | 25.58 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 678.6 current LCU per person | 1,192 current LCU per person | 513.84 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1,239 current LCU per person | 2,971 current LCU per person | 1,733 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2,846 current LCU per person | 6,690 current LCU per person | 3,844 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6,766 current LCU per person | 9,948 current LCU per person | 3,182 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10,175 current LCU per person | 11,323 current LCU per person | 1,148 current LCU per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13,501 current LCU per person against 11,752 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 1,749 current LCU per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 192nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.