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
-4-2024196119932025

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

Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.