Argentina vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Argentina
15.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
13.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
174th
Samoa rank
177th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Argentina
- Samoa
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 15.34 people per square kilometre against 13.64 people per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 1.7 people per square kilometre.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Argentina ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1 people per square kilometre | 8.73 people per square kilometre | 2.63 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 7.58 people per square kilometre | 11.22 people per square kilometre | 3.64 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 9.33 people per square kilometre | 12.29 people per square kilometre | 2.96 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 13.22 people per square kilometre | 2.02 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 12.84 people per square kilometre | 14.01 people per square kilometre | 1.17 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.44 people per square kilometre | 13.71 people per square kilometre | 0.724 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2020s | 15.26 people per square kilometre | 13.62 people per square kilometre | 1.65 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
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, Argentina or Samoa?
- Argentina, at 15.34 people per square kilometre against 13.64 people per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Argentina and Samoa?
- 1.7 people per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 177th 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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About this data
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.