Which has higher rural population, Samoa or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Samoa, at 82.5% against 64.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Samoa vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Samoa

82.5%

in 2025

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

64.2%

in 2025

Samoa rank

3rd

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

2nd

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Samoa
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 82.5% against 64.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Samoa ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	80.7%	83.0%	2.3%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1970s	79.1%	80.2%	1.1%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	79.2%	76.5%	2.7%	Samoa
1990s	78.5%	74.3%	4.2%	Samoa
2000s	78.7%	71.3%	7.4%	Samoa
2010s	80.8%	67.5%	13.3%	Samoa
2020s	82.4%	65.0%	17.4%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Samoa or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Samoa, at 82.5% against 64.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 18.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for rural population?: Samoa ranks 3rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
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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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.