Samoa vs Taiwan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Samoa
0.0266
in 2025
Taiwan
0.0248
in 2025
Samoa rank
194th
Taiwan rank
196th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Samoa
- Taiwan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0266 against 0.0248 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0018.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 194th and Taiwan ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.22 | 0.983 | 3.24 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.6832 | 0.7531 | 0.0699 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.4812 | 2.65 | 2.17 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | -0.155 | 0.9242 | 1.08 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.4951 | 0.2601 | 0.235 | Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.9424 | 0.1907 | 1.13 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | -0.9019 | -0.0126 | 0.8893 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | -0.6811 | -0.0771 | 0.6039 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Samoa or Taiwan?
- Samoa, at 0.0266 against 0.0248 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Samoa and Taiwan?
- 0.0018, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Taiwan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Taiwan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Samoa ranks 194th and Taiwan ranks 196th 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.