Guam vs Samoa: Population by income level
Guam
168,999
in 2025
Samoa
219,306
in 2025
Guam rank
183rd
Samoa rank
181st
Population by income level over time
- Guam
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 219,306 against 168,999 in Guam, a difference of 50,307.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Guam's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,959 | 126,031 | 48,072 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 97,975 | 151,786 | 53,810 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 122,810 | 166,868 | 44,058 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 148,756 | 174,104 | 25,348 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 163,699 | 186,606 | 22,907 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 164,796 | 201,060 | 36,263 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 165,725 | 215,829 | 50,104 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, Guam or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 219,306 against 168,999 in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level between Guam and Samoa?
- 50,307, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Samoa rank globally for population by income level?
- Guam ranks 183rd and Samoa ranks 181st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.