Indonesia vs Samoa: Rural population, per square kilometre

Indonesia
62.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
64.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
51st
Samoa rank
48th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 64.3 units per square kilometre against 62.23 units per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 2.07 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 47.19 units per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre 10.85 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1970s 58.31 units per square kilometre 42.41 units per square kilometre 15.9 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1980s 67.46 units per square kilometre 46.67 units per square kilometre 20.78 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1990s 70.16 units per square kilometre 48.3 units per square kilometre 21.86 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 66.24 units per square kilometre 51.93 units per square kilometre 14.31 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 65.25 units per square kilometre 57.73 units per square kilometre 7.52 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 62.98 units per square kilometre 63.51 units per square kilometre 0.5336 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, Indonesia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 64.3 units per square kilometre against 62.23 units per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Samoa?
2.07 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 51st 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.