American Samoa vs Portugal: Rural population, annual growth rate
American Samoa
0.6621 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal
0.5936 % change on previous year
in 2025
American Samoa rank
74th
Portugal rank
76th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- American Samoa
- Portugal
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.6621 % change on previous year against 0.5936 % change on previous year in Portugal, a difference of 0.0685 % change on previous year.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 76th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2016 % change on previous year | -0.7559 % change on previous year | 0.5542 % change on previous year | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.435 % change on previous year | 0.0396 % change on previous year | 0.4746 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1980s | -0.2241 % change on previous year | -0.8043 % change on previous year | 0.5802 % change on previous year | American Samoa |
| 1990s | -5.57 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.35 % change on previous year | -0.3486 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.886 % change on previous year | 0.6586 % change on previous year | 0.2275 % change on previous year | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, American Samoa or Portugal?
- American Samoa, at 0.6621 % change on previous year against 0.5936 % change on previous year in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between American Samoa and Portugal?
- 0.0685 % change on previous year, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Portugal rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- American Samoa ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 76th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.