Bhutan vs Samoa: Population growth
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2025
Samoa
0.6%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
127th
Samoa rank
130th
Population growth over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 127th and Samoa ranks 130th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.4% | 2.8% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Bhutan, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for population growth?
- Bhutan ranks 127th and Samoa ranks 130th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.