Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Urban population
Papua New Guinea
15.8%
in 2025
Samoa
17.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
217th
Samoa rank
216th
Urban population over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.5% against 15.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.7%.
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 | 5.6% | 19.3% | 13.7% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 20.9% | 8.6% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 20.8% | 6.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 21.5% | 7.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 21.3% | 8.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 19.2% | 5.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 17.6% | 2.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 17.5% against 15.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 1.7%, 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?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 217th and Samoa ranks 216th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.