Guam vs Samoa: Annual change in population
Guam
1,329 people
in 2023
Samoa
1,403 people
in 2023
Guam rank
164th
Samoa rank
162nd
Annual change in population over time
- Guam
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1,403 people against 1,329 people in Guam, a difference of 74 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Samoa ahead.
Guam ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 812.89 people | 2,364 people | 1,551 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1,831 people | 2,867 people | 1,036 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2,124 people | 2,465 people | 341.3 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2,816 people | 588.7 people | 2,227 people | Guam |
| 1990s | 2,248 people | 1,150 people | 1,098 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 789.2 people | 1,125 people | 335.9 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | -437 people | 1,826 people | 2,263 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,176 people | 1,720 people | 544 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Guam or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1,403 people against 1,329 people in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Guam and Samoa?
- 74 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Samoa?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Samoa rank globally for annual change in population?
- Guam ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.