Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
1.6 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
1.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
149th
Samoa rank
150th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.6 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 150th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.237 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.75 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.74 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.34 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.045 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.49 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.6 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.1025 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.6 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 149th and Samoa ranks 150th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.