| Attribute |
Samoa × | 
Tuvalu × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 2,831 | 26 |
| Continent | Australia | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 2,821 | 26 |
| Water area (km²) | 10 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 403 | 24 |
| Mean elevation (m) | - | 2 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,857 | 5 |
| People | | |
| Population | 203,774 | 11,342 |
| Official languages | - English
- Samoan (Polynesian)
| |
| Religion | Protestant | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Independent State of Samoa | - |
| Short country name | Samoa | Tuvalu |
| Long local name | Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa | - |
| Short local name | Samoa | Tuvalu |
| Former name | | |
| Government type | Parliamentary republic | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Apia | Funafuti |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 1,137,000,000 | 42,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 841,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 5,700 | 3,800 |
| Labor force | 50,700 | 3,615 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.2 | - |
| Population below poverty line (%) | - | 26.3 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 237,300,000 | 42,680,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 276,800,000 | 32,460,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 28.2 | 106.7 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -4.7 | 25.6 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 49.1 | 37 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.76 | 10.6 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 147,000,000 | - |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 147,000,000 | - |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 404,300,000 | - |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 0 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -19,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 27,500,000 | 600 |
| Imports (USD) | 89,290,000,000 | 20,690,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 133,000,000 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 447,200,000 | - |
| National currency | tala | Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars |
| National currency (code) | SAT | AUD |
| National currency (symbol) | - | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 2.566 | 1.311 |