Low income vs Samoa: Rural population
Low income
64.8%
in 2025
Samoa
82.5%
in 2025
Low income rank
1st
Samoa rank
3rd
Rural population over time
- Low income
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 82.5% against 64.8% in Low income, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.
Low income ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.1% | 80.7% | 4.4% | Low income |
| 1970s | 81.4% | 79.1% | 2.3% | Low income |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 79.2% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 78.5% | 3.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 78.7% | 6.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 80.8% | 11.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 82.4% | 16.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Low income or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 82.5% against 64.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Low income and Samoa?
- 17.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Samoa rank globally for rural population?
- Low income ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.