Samoa vs Uganda: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person
Samoa
2.91
in 2025
Uganda
2.72
in 2025
Samoa rank
49th
Uganda rank
52nd
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person over time
- Samoa
- Uganda
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.91 against 2.72 in Uganda, a difference of 0.19.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 | 4.01 | 0.7 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 1.15 | 1.52 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 0.185 | 3.94 | 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 Uganda?
- Samoa, at 2.91 against 2.72 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Samoa and Uganda?
- 0.19, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Uganda rank globally for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Samoa ranks 49th and Uganda 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.