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
204060196119922023

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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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.