IDA only vs Samoa: Rural population, per capita
IDA only
0.6314 units per person
in 2025
Samoa
0.8249 units per person
in 2025
IDA only rank
5th
Samoa rank
3rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- IDA only
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.8249 units per person against 0.6314 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.1935 units per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA only ahead.
IDA only ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8731 units per person | 0.807 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | IDA only |
| 1970s | 0.8345 units per person | 0.7909 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | IDA only |
| 1980s | 0.7924 units per person | 0.7915 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | IDA only |
| 1990s | 0.7572 units per person | 0.7852 units per person | 0.028 units per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.7204 units per person | 0.7874 units per person | 0.067 units per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6751 units per person | 0.8079 units per person | 0.1328 units per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.6422 units per person | 0.8239 units per person | 0.1817 units per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, IDA only or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.8249 units per person against 0.6314 units per person in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between IDA only and Samoa?
- 0.1935 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- IDA only ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.