Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 163 times bigger than Samoa.
Samoa is approximately 2,831 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 16,249% larger than Samoa. Meanwhile, the population of Samoa is ~206,179 people (9.4 million more people live in Papua New Guinea).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Be 5.2 times more likely to have access to electricity in Samoa
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Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Samoa is 18.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall
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Moving from Papua New Guinea to Samoa · UN DESA 2020
36 people born in Papua New Guinea live in Samoa.
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