Kenya vs Samoa: Rural population, per square kilometre
Kenya
65.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
64.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
45th
Samoa rank
48th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 65.13 units per square kilometre against 64.3 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.83 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 45th and Samoa ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.99 units per square kilometre | 36.34 units per square kilometre | 21.35 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 20.39 units per square kilometre | 42.41 units per square kilometre | 22.03 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 27.57 units per square kilometre | 46.67 units per square kilometre | 19.1 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 37.55 units per square kilometre | 48.3 units per square kilometre | 10.75 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 45.7 units per square kilometre | 51.93 units per square kilometre | 6.23 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 55.54 units per square kilometre | 57.73 units per square kilometre | 2.18 units per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 63.51 units per square kilometre | 0.0188 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, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 65.13 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 Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.83 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.