Samoa vs Vietnam: Population growth
Samoa
0.6%
in 2025
Vietnam
0.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
130th
Vietnam rank
129th
Population growth over time
- Samoa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Samoa ranks 130th and Vietnam ranks 129th of 217 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Samoa or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Samoa and Vietnam?
- 0.0%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for population growth?
- Samoa ranks 130th and Vietnam ranks 129th of 217 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.