Samoa vs South Asia: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)
Samoa
82.5%
in 2025
South Asia
64.2%
in 2025
Samoa rank
3rd
South Asia rank
2nd
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time
- Samoa
- South Asia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 82.5% against 64.2% in South Asia, a difference of 18.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Samoa ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.7% | 83.0% | 2.3% | South Asia |
| 1970s | 79.1% | 80.2% | 1.1% | South Asia |
| 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?
- Samoa, at 82.5% against 64.2% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Samoa and South Asia?
- 18.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Asia rank globally for rural population?
- Samoa ranks 3rd and South Asia 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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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.