Least developed countries vs Samoa: Rural population, per capita
Least developed countries
0.6336 units per person
in 2025
Samoa
0.8249 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
4th
Samoa rank
3rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Least developed countries
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.8249 units per person against 0.6336 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.1913 units per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8938 units per person | 0.807 units per person | 0.0867 units per person | Least developed countries |
| 1970s | 0.8548 units per person | 0.7909 units per person | 0.0639 units per person | Least developed countries |
| 1980s | 0.8078 units per person | 0.7915 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | Least developed countries |
| 1990s | 0.7673 units per person | 0.7852 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.7269 units per person | 0.7874 units per person | 0.0605 units per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6809 units per person | 0.8079 units per person | 0.127 units per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.6451 units per person | 0.8239 units per person | 0.1788 units per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Least developed countries or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.8249 units per person against 0.6336 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Least developed countries and Samoa?
- 0.1913 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 47 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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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.