American Samoa vs Mexico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
American Samoa
0.8051 people per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.8004 people per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
53rd
Mexico rank
54th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- Mexico
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.8051 people per person against 0.8004 people per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0047 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
American Samoa ranks 53rd and Mexico ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 people per person | 0.5452 people per person | 0.0998 people per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.5875 people per person | 0.6245 people per person | 0.037 people per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.6894 people per person | 0.6879 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8273 people per person | 0.7309 people per person | 0.0965 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8779 people per person | 0.7608 people per person | 0.1171 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.8479 people per person | 0.7723 people per person | 0.0756 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8158 people per person | 0.7935 people per person | 0.0223 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 Mexico?
- American Samoa, at 0.8051 people per person against 0.8004 people per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between American Samoa and Mexico?
- 0.0047 people per person, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Mexico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 53rd and Mexico ranks 54th 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.