American Samoa vs Canada: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
American Samoa
0.8051 people per person
in 2025
Canada
0.7984 people per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
53rd
Canada rank
55th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- Canada
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.8051 people per person against 0.7984 people per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0067 people per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
American Samoa ranks 53rd and Canada ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 people per person | 0.7239 people per person | 0.2785 people per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.5875 people per person | 0.7581 people per person | 0.1705 people per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.6894 people per person | 0.7639 people per person | 0.0745 people per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.8273 people per person | 0.7785 people per person | 0.0489 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8779 people per person | 0.8027 people per person | 0.0752 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.8479 people per person | 0.8179 people per person | 0.03 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8158 people per person | 0.8124 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, American Samoa or Canada?
- American Samoa, at 0.8051 people per person against 0.7984 people per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between American Samoa and Canada?
- 0.0067 people per person, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Canada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Canada rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 53rd and Canada ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.