Samoa
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Identity
Formal name: Independent State of Samoa.
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Curated stat
Samoa skipped Friday, December 30, 2011, when it moved west of the International Date Line.
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Samoa vs Wallis and Futuna
26 shared metrics.
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Wallis and Futuna
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.
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Identity
Name origin: Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who visited in 1767.
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Analysis
Samoa leads in 14 of 26 shared metrics, while Wallis and Futuna leads in 12.
Samoa's Population is 12.1x that of Wallis and Futuna (210.2K vs 16.0K).
Samoa's Merchant Fleet Size is 12.0x that of Wallis and Futuna (13 vs 1.0).
Samoa's Highest Elevation is 2.6x that of Wallis and Futuna (1.9K m vs 522 m).
Samoa's Coastline Length is 2.1x that of Wallis and Futuna (403 km vs 129 km).
Samoa has 100% higher Time Zones Count than Wallis and Futuna.
Key Comparisons
PopulationSamoa leads
Samoa
210.2K
Wallis and Futuna
16.0K
Merchant Fleet SizeSamoa leads
Samoa
13
Wallis and Futuna
1.0
Highest ElevationSamoa leads
Samoa
1.9K m
Wallis and Futuna
522 m
Coastline LengthSamoa leads
Samoa
403 km
Wallis and Futuna
129 km
Time Zones CountSamoa leads
Samoa
2.0 time zones
Wallis and Futuna
1.0 time zones
AirportsSamoa leads
Samoa
4.0
Wallis and Futuna
2.0
All Metrics
Population
SamoaSamoa
210.2K
Wallis and Futuna
16.0K
1214% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
SamoaSamoa
13
Wallis and Futuna
1.0
1200% higher
Highest Elevation
SamoaSamoa
1.9K m
Wallis and Futuna
522 m
256% higher
Coastline Length
SamoaSamoa
403 km
Wallis and Futuna
129 km
212% higher
Time Zones Count
SamoaSamoa
2.0 time zones
Wallis and Futuna
1.0 time zones
100% higher
Airports
SamoaSamoa
4.0
Wallis and Futuna
2.0
100% higher
Capital Elevation
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
2.0 m
Wallis and Futuna
6.0 m
67% lower
Women in Senior Management
SamoaSamoa
40.72% of managers
Wallis and Futuna
25.08% of managers
62% higher
Birth Rate
SamoaSamoa
18.53 per 1k
Wallis and Futuna
11.63 per 1k
59% higher
CO2 Per Capita
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
1.1 t/person/yr
Wallis and Futuna
2.7 t/person/yr
58% lower
Median Age
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
19.9 years
Wallis and Futuna
37.2 years
46% lower
Informal Employment Share
SamoaSamoa
51.52% of employed people
Wallis and Futuna
35.99% of employed people
43% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
62 per 100 people
Wallis and Futuna
107 per 100 people
42% lower
Fertility Rate
SamoaSamoa
2.3 children/woman
Wallis and Futuna
1.7 children/woman
34% higher
Official Languages Count
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
2.0
Wallis and Futuna
3.0
33% lower
Internet Users (%)
SamoaSamoa
58%
Wallis and Futuna
45.8%
27% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
SamoaSamoa
39.8 hrs/week
Wallis and Futuna
31.8 hrs/week
25% higher
Food Waste per Person
SamoaSamoa
125.17 kg/person/yr
Wallis and Futuna
106.65 kg/person/yr
17% higher
Death Rate
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
5.4 per 1k
Wallis and Futuna
6.1 per 1k
12% lower
Urban Population (%)
SamoaSamoa
17.5%
Wallis and Futuna
0%
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Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
0 per 1M people
Wallis and Futuna
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
0 m
Wallis and Futuna
0 m
ranked lower
Irrigated Land
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
0 km²
Wallis and Futuna
0.60 km²
ranked lower
Land Border Length
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
0 km
Wallis and Futuna
0 km
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
0 sites
Wallis and Futuna
0 sites
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
Wallis and FutunaSamoa
0
Wallis and Futuna
0
ranked lower
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