American Samoa vs Kuwait: Natural population growth rate
American Samoa
0.8%
in 2023
Kuwait
0.8%
in 2023
American Samoa rank
111th
Kuwait rank
109th
Natural population growth rate over time
- American Samoa
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 111th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.3% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, American Samoa or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.8% against 0.8% in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between American Samoa and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Kuwait rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- American Samoa ranks 111th and Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.