American Samoa vs Costa Rica: Rural population, per capita

American Samoa
0.1949 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.2027 units per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
161st
Costa Rica rank
158th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Costa Rica
0.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2027 units per person against 0.1949 units per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0078 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 161st and Costa Rica ranks 158th of 216 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5546 units per person 0.6453 units per person 0.0907 units per person Costa Rica
1970s 0.4125 units per person 0.5896 units per person 0.1771 units per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.3106 units per person 0.551 units per person 0.2404 units per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.1727 units per person 0.4685 units per person 0.2959 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.1221 units per person 0.3559 units per person 0.2338 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.1521 units per person 0.2536 units per person 0.1015 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.1842 units per person 0.2136 units per person 0.0293 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, American Samoa or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.2027 units per person against 0.1949 units per person in American Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between American Samoa and Costa Rica?
0.0078 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Costa Rica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do American Samoa and Costa Rica rank globally for rural population, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 161st and Costa Rica ranks 158th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.