Samoa vs Tanzania: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person
Samoa
2.91
in 2025
Tanzania
2.72
in 2025
Samoa rank
49th
Tanzania rank
52nd
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person over time
- Samoa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.91 against 2.72 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.19.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 | 3.51 | 0.2 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 3.1 | 0.426 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 1.7 | 2.43 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Samoa or Tanzania?
- Samoa, at 2.91 against 2.72 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Samoa and Tanzania?
- 0.19, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tanzania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tanzania rank globally for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Samoa ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.