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Samoa vs Tonga

98 shared metrics.

SamoaLeads in 43

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TongaLeads in 55

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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.

Samoa AG

Tonga

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Tonga.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name is of local origin and is said to mean "island.

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Analysis

Tonga leads in 55 of 98 shared metrics, while Samoa leads in 43.

Samoa's Beer Consumption is 218.9x that of Tonga (1.6 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Samoa's Forest Area is 16.9x that of Tonga (1.6K km² vs 89.5 km²).

Samoa's Renewable Energy (%) is 14.6x that of Tonga (35.9% vs 2.3%).

Samoa's Alcohol Consumption is 5.5x that of Tonga (2.4 L/adult/yr vs 0.36 L/adult/yr).

Samoa's Forest Coverage (%) is 3.6x that of Tonga (57.64% vs 12.43%).

Key Comparisons

Beer ConsumptionSamoa leads

Samoa

1.6 L/person/yr

Tonga

0.01 L/person/yr

Forest AreaSamoa leads

Samoa

1.6K km²

Tonga

89.5 km²

Renewable Energy (%)Samoa leads

Samoa

35.9%

Tonga

2.3%

Alcohol ConsumptionSamoa leads

Samoa

2.4 L/adult/yr

Tonga

0.36 L/adult/yr

Forest Coverage (%)Samoa leads

Samoa

57.64%

Tonga

12.43%

Land AreaSamoa leads

Samoa

2.8K km²

Tonga

720 km²

All Metrics

Beer Consumption

Samoa

1.6 L/person/yr

Tonga

0.01 L/person/yr

21893% higher

Forest Area

Samoa

1.6K km²

Tonga

89.5 km²

1690% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Samoa

35.9%

Tonga

2.3%

1461% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Samoa

2.4 L/adult/yr

Tonga

0.36 L/adult/yr

553% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Samoa

57.64%

Tonga

12.43%

364% higher

Land Area

Samoa

2.8K km²

Tonga

720 km²

286% higher

Scientific Publications

Samoa

16.2

Tonga

4.6

250% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Samoa

76.67%

Tonga

28.46%

169% higher

Suicide Rate

Samoa

12 per 100k

Tonga

4.7 per 100k

154% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Samoa

12.98% of youth labor force

Tonga

6.0% of youth labor force

115% higher

Electricity Generation

Samoa

0.15 TWh

Tonga

0.07 TWh

114% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Samoa

62.5%

Tonga

29.6%

111% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Samoa

30.66% of GDP

Tonga

14.74% of GDP

108% higher

Unemployment Rate

Samoa

4.6%

Tonga

2.2%

108% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Samoa

0.35 Mt CO2e

Tonga

0.17 Mt CO2e

106% higher

Population

Samoa

210.2K

Tonga

104.5K

101% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Samoa

$1,175,749,785.65

Tonga

$591,139,749.44

99% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Tonga

Samoa

1.0 per 100 people

Tonga

8.0 per 100 people

87% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Tonga

Samoa

2.0% of firms

Tonga

11.04% of firms

82% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Samoa

12.96%

Tonga

7.1%

81% higher

Comparison of Samoa and Tonga across 98 metrics
				Winner
Beer Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	0.01 L/person/yr	21893% higher	Samoa
Forest Area	1.6K km²	89.5 km²	1690% higher	Samoa
Renewable Energy (%)	35.9%	2.3%	1461% higher	Samoa
Alcohol Consumption	2.4 L/adult/yr	0.36 L/adult/yr	553% higher	Samoa
Forest Coverage (%)	57.64%	12.43%	364% higher	Samoa
Land Area	2.8K km²	720 km²	286% higher	Samoa
Scientific Publications	16.2	4.6	250% higher	Samoa
High-Tech Exports (%)	76.67%	28.46%	169% higher	Samoa
Suicide Rate	12 per 100k	4.7 per 100k	154% higher	Samoa
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.98% of youth labor force	6.0% of youth labor force	115% higher	Samoa
Electricity Generation	0.15 TWh	0.07 TWh	114% higher	Samoa
Safe Drinking Water (%)	62.5%	29.6%	111% higher	Samoa
Exports (% GDP)	30.66% of GDP	14.74% of GDP	108% higher	Samoa
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	2.2%	108% higher	Samoa
Total CO2 Emissions	0.35 Mt CO2e	0.17 Mt CO2e	106% higher	Samoa
Population	210.2K	104.5K	101% higher	Samoa
GDP (Nominal)	$1,175,749,785.65	$591,139,749.44	99% higher	Samoa
Broadband Access (%)	1.0 per 100 people	8.0 per 100 people	87% lower	Tonga
Firms Making Informal Payments	2.0% of firms	11.04% of firms	82% lower	Tonga
Women in Parliament (%)	12.96%	7.1%	81% higher	Samoa
Firms Asked for Bribes	2.4% of firms	10.71% of firms	78% lower	Tonga
Highest Elevation	1.9K m	1.0K m	78% higher	Samoa
Teen Birth Rate	43.54 per 1k	24.84 per 1k	75% higher	Samoa
GDP Growth Rate	4.7%	2.8%	70% higher	Samoa
University Enrollment Rate	14.61%	42.86%	66% lower	Tonga
Agricultural Land (%)	17.56%	48.61%	64% lower	Tonga
Vehicles per 1,000 People	124.01 per 1k people	75.88 per 1k people	63% higher	Samoa
Spirits Consumption	0.17 L/person/yr	0.10 L/person/yr	62% higher	Samoa
Infant Mortality	12.8 per 1k births	8.0 per 1k births	60% higher	Samoa
Child Mortality	15.7 per 1k births	9.9 per 1k births	59% higher	Samoa
Electric Generating Capacity	54.0K kW	34.0K kW	59% higher	Samoa
Firms with Female Top Manager	47.98% of firms	30.18% of firms	59% higher	Samoa
Merchant Fleet Size	13	29	55% lower	Tonga
Insufficient Physical Activity	14.22% of adults	30.6% of adults	54% lower	Tonga
Tourism Revenue	$23,059,999.47	$47,700,000.76	52% lower	Tonga
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	10 days/yr	20 days/yr	50% lower	Tonga
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.48 per 100k people	0.96 per 100k people	50% lower	Tonga
Population Density	77.94 /km²	145.27 /km²	46% lower	Tonga
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.56 per 1k	1.0 per 1k	45% lower	Tonga
Protected Land (%)	7.8%	13.3%	41% lower	Tonga
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	55.97 per 100k	40.51 per 100k	38% higher	Samoa
Health Spending Per Capita	$236.23	$378.31	38% lower	Tonga
Electricity Carbon Intensity	375 gCO2/kWh	571.43 gCO2/kWh	34% lower	Tonga
Airports	4.0	6.0	33% lower	Tonga
Capital Elevation	2.0 m	3.0 m	33% lower	Tonga
Solar Electricity Share	18.75%	14.29%	31% higher	Samoa
Inflation Rate	2.2%	3.2%	31% lower	Tonga
Smoking Rate	22.5%	31.3%	28% lower	Tonga
Tobacco Use Prevalence	23.1% of adults	32.1% of adults	28% lower	Tonga
Nurses & Midwives	3.0 per 1k	4.2 per 1k	28% lower	Tonga
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.32% of GDP	0.44% of GDP	28% lower	Tonga
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.8 hrs/week	31.8 hrs/week	25% higher	Samoa
Imports (% GDP)	48.87% of GDP	64.88% of GDP	25% lower	Tonga
CO2 Per Capita	1.1 t/person/yr	1.5 t/person/yr	23% lower	Tonga
Health Spending (% GDP)	6.3% of GDP	8.1% of GDP	23% lower	Tonga
Firms Hit by Power Outages	66.31% of firms	86.53% of firms	23% lower	Tonga
Government Debt (% GDP)	52.6% of GDP	43.9% of GDP	20% higher	Samoa
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	23.96% of GDP	20.45% of GDP	17% higher	Samoa
Urban Population (%)	17.5%	21.15%	17% lower	Tonga
GNI Per Capita	$5,040	$5,910	15% lower	Tonga
Obesity Rate	61.24%	70.54%	13% lower	Tonga
Informal Employment Share	51.52% of employed people	59.21% of employed people	13% lower	Tonga
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.6 per 100k	8.5 per 100k	13% higher	Samoa
Food Waste per Person	125.17 kg/person/yr	143.95 kg/person/yr	13% lower	Tonga
Fertility Rate	2.3 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	12% lower	Tonga
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$8,736.82	$7,802.67	12% higher	Samoa
Elderly Population (%)	5.9%	6.7%	12% lower	Tonga
Women in Senior Management	40.72% of managers	36.89% of managers	10% higher	Samoa
Dependency Ratio	79.68% of working-age pop.	72.77% of working-age pop.	9% higher	Samoa
Death Rate	5.4 per 1k	5.0 per 1k	9% higher	Samoa
Youth Population (%)	38.46%	35.4%	9% higher	Samoa
Human Development Index	0.71	0.77	8% lower	Tonga
Hypertension Prevalence	37.6% of adults	40.4% of adults	7% lower	Tonga
Birth Rate	18.53 per 1k	19.43 per 1k	5% lower	Tonga
Coastline Length	403 km	419 km	4% lower	Tonga
Median Age	19.9 years	20.7 years	4% lower	Tonga
Sanitation Access (%)	97.1%	93.93%	3% higher	Samoa
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.5% of GDP	5.3% of GDP	3% higher	Samoa
Internet Users (%)	58%	59%	2% lower	Tonga
Life Expectancy	71.7 years	72.9 years	2% lower	Tonga
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.55 µg/m³	12.48 µg/m³	1% higher	Samoa
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Tonga
Foreign Patents	2.0	2.0	equal	Tonga
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Tonga
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Tonga
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Tonga
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	62 per 100 people	62 per 100 people	equal	Tonga
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Tonga
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked lower	Tonga
Irrigated Land	0 km²	0 km²	ranked lower	Tonga
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked lower	Tonga
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	Tonga
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	5.7% of GDP	-5.3% of GDP	ranked higher	Samoa
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	0 sites	ranked lower	Tonga
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	0 gold medals	ranked lower	Tonga
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	4.8 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Samoa
All-Time Olympic Medals	1.0 medals	1.0 medals	equal	Tonga
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked lower	Tonga

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Samoa Tonga

Analysis

Tonga leads in 55 of 98 shared metrics, while Samoa leads in 43.

Samoa's Beer Consumption is 218.9x that of Tonga (1.6 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Samoa's Forest Area is 16.9x that of Tonga (1.6K km² vs 89.5 km²).

Samoa's Renewable Energy (%) is 14.6x that of Tonga (35.9% vs 2.3%).

Samoa's Alcohol Consumption is 5.5x that of Tonga (2.4 L/adult/yr vs 0.36 L/adult/yr).

Samoa's Forest Coverage (%) is 3.6x that of Tonga (57.64% vs 12.43%).

Key Comparisons

Beer ConsumptionSamoa leads

Samoa

1.6 L/person/yr

Tonga

0.01 L/person/yr

Forest AreaSamoa leads

Samoa

1.6K km²

Tonga

89.5 km²

Renewable Energy (%)Samoa leads

Samoa

35.9%

Tonga

2.3%

Alcohol ConsumptionSamoa leads

Samoa

2.4 L/adult/yr

Tonga

0.36 L/adult/yr

Forest Coverage (%)Samoa leads

Samoa

57.64%

Tonga

12.43%

Land AreaSamoa leads

Samoa

2.8K km²

Tonga

720 km²

Beer Consumption

1.6 L/person/yr

0.01 L/person/yr

Forest Area

1.6K km²

89.5 km²

Renewable Energy (%)

35.9%

2.3%

Alcohol Consumption

2.4 L/adult/yr

0.36 L/adult/yr

Forest Coverage (%)

57.64%

12.43%

Land Area

2.8K km²

720 km²

Scientific Publications

16.2

4.6

High-Tech Exports (%)

76.67%

28.46%

Suicide Rate

12 per 100k

4.7 per 100k

Youth Unemployment Rate

12.98% of youth labor force

6.0% of youth labor force

Electricity Generation

0.15 TWh

0.07 TWh

Safe Drinking Water (%)

62.5%

29.6%

Exports (% GDP)

30.66% of GDP

14.74% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

2.2%

Total CO2 Emissions

0.35 Mt CO2e

0.17 Mt CO2e

Population

210.2K

104.5K

GDP (Nominal)

$1,175,749,785.65

$591,139,749.44

Broadband Access (%)

1.0 per 100 people

8.0 per 100 people

Firms Making Informal Payments

2.0% of firms

11.04% of firms

Women in Parliament (%)

12.96%

7.1%

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Beer Consumption

Forest Area

Renewable Energy (%)

Alcohol Consumption

Forest Coverage (%)

Land Area

Scientific Publications

High-Tech Exports (%)

Suicide Rate

Youth Unemployment Rate

Electricity Generation

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Exports (% GDP)

Unemployment Rate

Total CO2 Emissions

Population

GDP (Nominal)

Broadband Access (%)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Women in Parliament (%)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Highest Elevation

Teen Birth Rate

GDP Growth Rate

University Enrollment Rate

Agricultural Land (%)

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Spirits Consumption

Infant Mortality

Child Mortality

Electric Generating Capacity

Firms with Female Top Manager

Merchant Fleet Size

Insufficient Physical Activity

Tourism Revenue

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Population Density

Doctors (per 1,000)

Protected Land (%)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Health Spending Per Capita

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Airports

Capital Elevation

Solar Electricity Share

Inflation Rate

Smoking Rate

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Nurses & Midwives

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Average Weekly Work Hours

Imports (% GDP)

CO2 Per Capita

Health Spending (% GDP)

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Government Debt (% GDP)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Urban Population (%)

GNI Per Capita

Obesity Rate

Informal Employment Share

Road Traffic Death Rate

Food Waste per Person

Fertility Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Elderly Population (%)

Women in Senior Management

Dependency Ratio

Death Rate

Youth Population (%)

Human Development Index