Nauru vs Samoa: Urban population, annual growth rate
Nauru
0.6529 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
0.6106 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nauru rank
146th
Samoa rank
148th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Nauru
- Samoa
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.6529 % change on previous year against 0.6106 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.0423 % change on previous year.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | Nauru |
| 1970s | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 0.9475 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.1641 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.8224 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.3709 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.169 % change on previous year | -0.2508 % change on previous year | 0.0818 % change on previous year | Nauru |
| 2010s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.0337 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.6204 % change on previous year | -0.0979 % change on previous year | 0.7182 % change on previous year | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Nauru or Samoa?
- Nauru, at 0.6529 % change on previous year against 0.6106 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Nauru and Samoa?
- 0.0423 % change on previous year, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Samoa rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Nauru ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.