Malta vs Samoa: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Malta
0.0264
in 2025
Samoa
0.0266
in 2025
Malta rank
195th
Samoa rank
194th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0266 against 0.0264 in Malta, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Malta ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1564 | 4.22 | 4.06 | Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.0913 | 0.6832 | 0.7745 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0236 | 0.4812 | 0.4576 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1413 | -0.155 | 0.2962 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.2599 | 0.4951 | 0.2351 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1025 | -0.9424 | 1.04 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0908 | -0.9019 | 0.9927 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1117 | -0.6811 | 0.7928 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Malta or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0266 against 0.0264 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.0002, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Malta ranks 195th 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.