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 |