Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Rural population, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.8422 units per person
in 2025
Samoa
0.8249 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Samoa rank
3rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8422 units per person against 0.8249 units per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0173 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9443 units per person | 0.807 units per person | 0.1372 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.8766 units per person | 0.7909 units per person | 0.0857 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.8593 units per person | 0.7915 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8556 units per person | 0.7852 units per person | 0.0704 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.869 units per person | 0.7874 units per person | 0.0816 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.867 units per person | 0.8079 units per person | 0.0591 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8507 units per person | 0.8239 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8422 units per person against 0.8249 units per person in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.0173 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Samoa ranks 3rd 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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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.