Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Birth rate
Papua New Guinea
24.58 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Samoa rank
54th
Birth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 24.58 births per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.82 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.41 births per 1,000 people | 52.7 births per 1,000 people | 6.29 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 44.65 births per 1,000 people | 46.94 births per 1,000 people | 2.3 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 41.49 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 3.97 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 37.62 births per 1,000 people | 35.5 births per 1,000 people | 2.12 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 35.37 births per 1,000 people | 33.63 births per 1,000 people | 1.74 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.92 births per 1,000 people | 30.19 births per 1,000 people | 2.73 births per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.61 births per 1,000 people | 29.71 births per 1,000 people | 1.1 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 25.35 births per 1,000 people | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 1.11 births per 1,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 24.58 births per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.82 births per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for birth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Samoa ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.