Ethiopia vs Samoa: Long term urban population region
Ethiopia
23.3
in 2025
Samoa
22.92
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
193rd
Samoa rank
194th
Long term urban population region over time
- Ethiopia
- Samoa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 23.3 against 22.92 in Samoa, a difference of 0.38.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 194th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 16 and Samoa in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0 | 0.0002 | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 0.0006 | 0 | 0.0006 | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 0.0019 | 0 | 0.0019 | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 0.0058 | 0 | 0.0058 | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 0.0173 | 0 | 0.0173 | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 0.052 | 0 | 0.052 | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 0.1559 | 0 | 0.1559 | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 0.4678 | 0 | 0.4678 | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 0.527 | 0.3187 | 0.2083 | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 0.5772 | 0.3719 | 0.2053 | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 0.6322 | 0.4338 | 0.1983 | Ethiopia |
| 1740s | 0.6924 | 0.5061 | 0.1862 | Ethiopia |
| 1750s | 0.7583 | 0.5905 | 0.1678 | Ethiopia |
| 1760s | 0.8305 | 0.6889 | 0.1416 | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 0.9096 | 0.8037 | 0.1059 | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 0.9963 | 0.9377 | 0.0586 | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0028 | Samoa |
| 1800s | 1.2 | 1.28 | 0.0812 | Samoa |
| 1810s | 1.31 | 1.49 | 0.1801 | Samoa |
| 1820s | 1.43 | 1.74 | 0.3036 | Samoa |
| 1830s | 1.57 | 2.03 | 0.4567 | Samoa |
| 1840s | 1.72 | 2.36 | 0.6449 | Samoa |
| 1850s | 1.88 | 2.76 | 0.8752 | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2.06 | 3.22 | 1.16 | Samoa |
| 1870s | 2.26 | 3.75 | 1.5 | Samoa |
| 1880s | 2.47 | 4.38 | 1.91 | Samoa |
| 1890s | 2.71 | 5.11 | 2.4 | Samoa |
| 1900s | 2.97 | 5.96 | 2.99 | Samoa |
| 1910s | 3.25 | 6.96 | 3.71 | Samoa |
| 1920s | 3.56 | 8.12 | 4.56 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 3.9 | 9.47 | 5.57 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 4.27 | 11.05 | 6.78 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 5.47 | 16.56 | 11.09 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 7.6 | 19.39 | 11.79 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 9.43 | 20.91 | 11.48 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 11.31 | 21.18 | 9.87 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 13.69 | 21.47 | 7.78 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 15.68 | 21.89 | 6.21 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 18.57 | 21.89 | 3.32 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22.1 | 22.41 | 0.306 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Ethiopia or Samoa?
- Ethiopia, at 23.3 against 22.92 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Ethiopia and Samoa?
- 0.38, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Samoa rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Samoa ranks 194th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.