Nigeria vs Samoa: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Nigeria
8,145 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Samoa
7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
140th
Samoa rank
141st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Samoa
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8,145 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Samoa, a difference of 182 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 5,043 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 926.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2000s 6,271 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,600 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 671.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2010s 8,440 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,595 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,844 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2020s 7,831 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,097 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 734.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Nigeria or Samoa?
Nigeria, at 8,145 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Nigeria and Samoa?
182 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.