Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
11,752 current LCU
in 2024
Samoa
13,501 current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
192nd
Samoa rank
189th
GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13,501 current LCU against 11,752 current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,749 current LCU.
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 192nd and Samoa ranks 189th of 208 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 | 393.52 current LCU | 25.58 current LCU | Samoa |
| 1980s | 678.6 current LCU | 1,192 current LCU | 513.84 current LCU | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1,239 current LCU | 2,971 current LCU | 1,733 current LCU | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2,846 current LCU | 6,690 current LCU | 3,844 current LCU | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6,766 current LCU | 9,948 current LCU | 3,182 current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10,175 current LCU | 11,323 current LCU | 1,148 current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13,501 current LCU against 11,752 current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 1,749 current LCU, 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 per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd and Samoa ranks 189th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release