Nigeria vs Samoa: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Nigeria
0.9189 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
0.909 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
73rd
Samoa rank
75th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9189 % change on previous year against 0.909 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.0099 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Samoa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 73rd and Samoa ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.96 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | 0.4755 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 3.89 % change on previous year | 0.4696 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.5864 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.26 % change on previous year | -0.0097 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.3182 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 0.017 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9726 % change on previous year | 0.7717 % change on previous year | 0.2009 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Samoa?
- Nigeria, at 0.9189 % change on previous year against 0.909 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Samoa?
- 0.0099 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 73rd and Samoa ranks 75th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.