Samoa vs South Asia: Rural population, per capita
Samoa
0.8249 units per person
in 2025
South Asia
0.6421 units per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
3rd
South Asia rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Samoa
- South Asia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.8249 units per person against 0.6421 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.1828 units per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Samoa ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.807 units per person | 0.83 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | South Asia |
| 1970s | 0.7909 units per person | 0.8016 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | South Asia |
| 1980s | 0.7915 units per person | 0.765 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.7852 units per person | 0.7428 units per person | 0.0424 units per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.7874 units per person | 0.7131 units per person | 0.0743 units per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.8079 units per person | 0.6754 units per person | 0.1325 units per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8239 units per person | 0.6501 units per person | 0.1738 units per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Samoa or South Asia?
- Samoa, at 0.8249 units per person against 0.6421 units per person in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Samoa and South Asia?
- 0.1828 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Asia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd 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.