Dominican Republic vs Samoa: Rural population, per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
64.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
64.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
46th
Samoa rank
48th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 64.99 units per square kilometre against 64.3 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.69 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 51.19 units per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre 14.85 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1970s 55.9 units per square kilometre 42.41 units per square kilometre 13.49 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1980s 61.32 units per square kilometre 46.67 units per square kilometre 14.64 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1990s 69.07 units per square kilometre 48.3 units per square kilometre 20.77 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 61.99 units per square kilometre 51.93 units per square kilometre 10.07 units per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 55.72 units per square kilometre 57.73 units per square kilometre 2.01 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 63.2 units per square kilometre 63.51 units per square kilometre 0.3107 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or Samoa?
Dominican Republic, at 64.99 units per square kilometre against 64.3 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and Samoa?
0.69 units per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.