Nepal vs Samoa: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Nepal
25.5%
in 2025
Samoa
22.9%
in 2025
Nepal rank
191st
Samoa rank
194th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Nepal
- Samoa
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 25.5% against 22.9% in Samoa, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 194th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 9 and Samoa in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 1790s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 1810s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Samoa |
| 1820s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 1830s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 1840s | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Samoa |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Samoa |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | Samoa |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 3.8% | 2.5% | Samoa |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | Samoa |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 5.1% | 3.6% | Samoa |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 6.0% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 7.0% | 5.2% | Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 8.1% | 6.2% | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 9.5% | 7.3% | Samoa |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 11.0% | 8.7% | Samoa |
| 1950s | 2.9% | 16.6% | 13.7% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 19.4% | 15.8% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 20.9% | 16.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 21.2% | 13.9% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 21.5% | 10.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 21.9% | 6.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 21.9% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 1.8% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Nepal or Samoa?
- Nepal, at 25.5% against 22.9% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Nepal and Samoa?
- 2.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Samoa rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Nepal ranks 191st and Samoa ranks 194th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.