Guyana vs Samoa: Rural population growth
Guyana
0.6%
in 2025
Samoa
0.6%
in 2025
Guyana rank
80th
Samoa rank
78th
Rural population growth over time
- Guyana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Guyana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Guyana ranks 80th and Samoa ranks 78th of 209 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Guyana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Guyana and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Samoa rank globally for rural population growth?
- Guyana ranks 80th and Samoa ranks 78th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.