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1. Largest population
Samoa 198k - Kiribati 119k (2020)
2. Largest land area
Samoa 2831 km2 - Kiribati 811 km2
3. Christianity is the most followed religion
Samoa 98% - Kiribati 96%
4. Only one official language
Samoa has Samoan and English - Kiribati has Gilbertese and English
5. Independence from United Kingdom in 1979
6. Has more medals in the Summer Olympics
Samoa has 1 silver medal in 2008 by Ele Opeloge competing in Women weightlifting +75 kg category
7. Capital city is located in Tarawa
8. Higher life expectancy at birth
Samoa 73,5 - Kiribati 67,5
9. Approximately 80% of exports is for non-fillet frozen fish
79,3% as of 2019
10. Highest GDP per person
Samoa 4.283 $ - Kiribati 1.625 $
11. Has two national airlines
Samoan airlines and Talofa airlines - Air Kiribati and Coral Sun airways
12. Highest infant mortality rate
Samoa 19,6 - Kiribati 34,3 (per 1000 liver births)
13. Majority of Christians are Roman catholics
Samoa Protestant 58 % - Kiribati Roman Catholic 59%
14. Colonized by Germans
1900 to 1920
15. Occupied by Japanese in WWII
1941 - 1943