What is the difference in rural population, per capita between American Samoa and Republic of Korea?

0.0066 units per person, with American Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Republic of Korea?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

American Samoa vs Republic of Korea: Rural population, per capita

American Samoa

0.1949 units per person

in 2025

Republic of Korea

0.1883 units per person

in 2025

American Samoa rank

161st

Republic of Korea rank

163rd

Rural population, per capita over time

American Samoa
Republic of Korea

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.1949 units per person against 0.1883 units per person in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

American Samoa ranks 161st and Republic of Korea ranks 163rd of 216 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5546 units per person	0.6787 units per person	0.1242 units per person	Republic of Korea
1970s	0.4125 units per person	0.5247 units per person	0.1122 units per person	Republic of Korea
1980s	0.3106 units per person	0.3574 units per person	0.0468 units per person	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.1727 units per person	0.225 units per person	0.0523 units per person	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.1221 units per person	0.19 units per person	0.0679 units per person	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.1521 units per person	0.1833 units per person	0.0311 units per person	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.1842 units per person	0.1883 units per person	0.0041 units per person	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, American Samoa or Republic of Korea?: American Samoa, at 0.1949 units per person against 0.1883 units per person in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between American Samoa and Republic of Korea?: 0.0066 units per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Republic of Korea?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do American Samoa and Republic of Korea rank globally for rural population, per capita?: American Samoa ranks 161st and Republic of Korea ranks 163rd 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: 18 August 2026

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.