Guam vs Samoa: Population, total
Guam
168,999
in 2025
Samoa
219,306
in 2025
Guam rank
185th
Samoa rank
183rd
Population, total over time
- Guam
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 219,306 against 168,999 in Guam, a difference of 50,307.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Guam's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Guam ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,959 | 126,031 | 48,072 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 97,975 | 151,786 | 53,810 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 122,810 | 166,868 | 44,058 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 148,756 | 174,104 | 25,348 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 163,699 | 186,606 | 22,907 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 164,796 | 201,060 | 36,263 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 165,725 | 215,829 | 50,104 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Guam or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 219,306 against 168,999 in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Guam and Samoa?
- 50,307, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guam and Samoa rank globally for population, total?
- Guam ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.