American Samoa vs Tuvalu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

American Samoa
193.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
209.45 people per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
39th
Tuvalu rank
37th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • American Samoa
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 209.45 people per square kilometre against 193.34 people per square kilometre in American Samoa, a difference of 16.11 people per square kilometre.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 39th and Tuvalu ranks 37th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 53.59 people per square kilometre 25.16 people per square kilometre 28.43 people per square kilometre American Samoa
1970s 86.09 people per square kilometre 40.47 people per square kilometre 45.62 people per square kilometre American Samoa
1980s 133.55 people per square kilometre 91.37 people per square kilometre 42.18 people per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 214.35 people per square kilometre 130.9 people per square kilometre 83.45 people per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 248.11 people per square kilometre 163.23 people per square kilometre 84.88 people per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 224.73 people per square kilometre 211.05 people per square kilometre 13.68 people per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 199.74 people per square kilometre 211.93 people per square kilometre 12.18 people per square kilometre Tuvalu

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 square kilometre, American Samoa or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 209.45 people per square kilometre against 193.34 people per square kilometre in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between American Samoa and Tuvalu?
16.11 people per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Tuvalu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 39th and Tuvalu ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.