What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Iran and Samoa?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Samoa?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Samoa: Population, per unit of GDP

Iran

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Samoa

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Iran rank

79th

Samoa rank

80th

Population, per unit of GDP over time

Iran
Samoa

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Iran ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 80th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0019 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	Samoa
1980s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	Samoa
1990s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2000s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2020s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per unit of gdp, Iran or Samoa?: Iran, at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Iran and Samoa?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Samoa?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iran and Samoa rank globally for population, per unit of gdp?: Iran ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 80th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs Samoa: Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 09 November 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/population-per-unit-of-gdp/iran-islamic-rep/samoa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/population-per-unit-of-gdp/iran-islamic-rep/samoa/">Iran vs Samoa: Population, per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 10,446 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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