Libya vs Samoa: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Libya
0.0326
in 2025
Samoa
0.0266
in 2025
Libya rank
191st
Samoa rank
194th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Libya
- Samoa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0326 against 0.0266 in Samoa, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Libya ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4147 | 4.22 | 3.8 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.29 | 0.6832 | 5.61 | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.75 | 0.4812 | 4.27 | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.38 | -0.155 | 1.54 | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.789 | 0.4951 | 0.2939 | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.1581 | -0.9424 | 1.1 | Libya |
| 2010s | -0.0343 | -0.9019 | 0.8676 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0193 | -0.6811 | 0.7004 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Libya or Samoa?
- Libya, at 0.0326 against 0.0266 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Libya and Samoa?
- 0.006, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Libya ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.