Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Urban population, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1578 units per person
in 2025
Samoa
0.1751 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
217th
Samoa rank
216th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1751 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0173 units per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 217th and Samoa ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0557 units per person | 0.193 units per person | 0.1372 units per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.1234 units per person | 0.2091 units per person | 0.0857 units per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1407 units per person | 0.2085 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.1444 units per person | 0.2148 units per person | 0.0704 units per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.131 units per person | 0.2126 units per person | 0.0816 units per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.133 units per person | 0.1921 units per person | 0.0591 units per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1493 units per person | 0.1761 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.1751 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.0173 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 217th and Samoa ranks 216th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.