Australia vs Samoa: Rural population, annual growth rate
Australia
0.5855 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
0.586 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
79th
Samoa rank
78th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.586 % change on previous year against 0.5855 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.0005 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Australia ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 78th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1451 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.9647 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.5449 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 0.4077 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.5185 % change on previous year | 0.7885 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.7294 % change on previous year | 0.8365 % change on previous year | 0.1071 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6706 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.4562 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8837 % change on previous year | 0.9296 % change on previous year | 0.0459 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Australia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.586 % change on previous year against 0.5855 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Australia and Samoa?
- 0.0005 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 78th 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.