American Samoa vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
American Samoa
0.8051 people per person
in 2025
United States
0.8148 people per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
53rd
United States rank
50th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8148 people per person against 0.8051 people per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0097 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
American Samoa ranks 53rd and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 people per person | 0.7233 people per person | 0.2778 people per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5875 people per person | 0.7462 people per person | 0.1586 people per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.6894 people per person | 0.7537 people per person | 0.0643 people per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.8273 people per person | 0.7758 people per person | 0.0516 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8779 people per person | 0.8004 people per person | 0.0775 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.8479 people per person | 0.8159 people per person | 0.032 people per person | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8158 people per person | 0.8171 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 0.8148 people per person against 0.8051 people per person in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between American Samoa and United States?
- 0.0097 people per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 53rd and United States ranks 50th 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.