Samoa vs Turkey: Urban population growth
Samoa
0.6%
in 2025
Turkey
0.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
148th
Turkey rank
150th
Urban population growth over time
- Samoa
- Turkey
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Samoa ranks 148th and Turkey ranks 150th of 218 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 5.1% | 2.9% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 4.6% | 4.5% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population growth, Samoa or Turkey?
- Samoa, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population growth between Samoa and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Turkey rank globally for urban population growth?
- Samoa ranks 148th and Turkey ranks 150th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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 urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.