Samoa
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Identity
Formal name: Independent State of Samoa.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Samoa skipped Friday, December 30, 2011, when it moved west of the International Date Line.
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Samoa vs Tokelau
17 shared metrics.
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Tokelau
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Identity
Name origin: the name comes from the Polynesian word tokelau, meaning "north wind.
CIA 2026
Geography
Size snapshot: about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Tokelau leads in 12 of 17 shared metrics, while Samoa leads in 5.
Samoa's Highest Elevation is 370.4x that of Tokelau (1.9K m vs 5.0 m).
Samoa's Population is 84.7x that of Tokelau (210.2K vs 2.5K).
Samoa's Coastline Length is 3.0x that of Tokelau (403 km vs 101 km).
Tokelau has 66% higher Doctors (per 1,000) than Samoa.
Tokelau has 45% higher Inflation Rate than Samoa.
Key Comparisons
Highest ElevationSamoa leads
Samoa
1.9K m
Tokelau
5.0 m
PopulationSamoa leads
Samoa
210.2K
Tokelau
2.5K
Coastline LengthSamoa leads
Samoa
403 km
Tokelau
101 km
Doctors (per 1,000)Tokelau leads
Samoa
0.56 per 1k
Tokelau
1.7 per 1k
Inflation RateTokelau leads
Samoa
2.2%
Tokelau
4.0%
Median AgeTokelau leads
Samoa
19.9 years
Tokelau
26.6 years
All Metrics
Highest Elevation
SamoaSamoa
1.9K m
Tokelau
5.0 m
37040% higher
Population
SamoaSamoa
210.2K
Tokelau
2.5K
8470% higher
Coastline Length
SamoaSamoa
403 km
Tokelau
101 km
299% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
TokelauSamoa
0.56 per 1k
Tokelau
1.7 per 1k
66% lower
Inflation Rate
TokelauSamoa
2.2%
Tokelau
4.0%
45% lower
Median Age
TokelauSamoa
19.9 years
Tokelau
26.6 years
25% lower
Obesity Rate
TokelauSamoa
61.24%
Tokelau
69.21%
12% lower
Women in Senior Management
SamoaSamoa
40.72% of managers
Tokelau
36.54% of managers
11% higher
Internet Users (%)
TokelauSamoa
58%
Tokelau
58.3%
1% lower
Time Zones Count
TokelauSamoa
2.0 time zones
Tokelau
2.0 time zones
equal
Urban Population (%)
SamoaSamoa
17.5%
Tokelau
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TokelauSamoa
0 per 1M people
Tokelau
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
TokelauSamoa
0 m
Tokelau
0 m
ranked lower
Irrigated Land
TokelauSamoa
0 km²
Tokelau
0 km²
ranked lower
Land Border Length
TokelauSamoa
0 km
Tokelau
0 km
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
TokelauSamoa
2.0
Tokelau
2.0
equal
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TokelauSamoa
0 sites
Tokelau
0 sites
ranked lower
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