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

Finland
13.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
13.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
178th
Samoa rank
177th

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

  • Finland
  • Samoa
051015196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13.64 people per square kilometre against 13.64 people per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0 people per square kilometre.

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

Finland ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 177th of 215 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 8.71 people per square kilometre 8.73 people per square kilometre 0.0118 people per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 9.54 people per square kilometre 11.22 people per square kilometre 1.68 people per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 10.17 people per square kilometre 12.29 people per square kilometre 2.12 people per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 10.85 people per square kilometre 13.22 people per square kilometre 2.37 people per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 11.79 people per square kilometre 14.01 people per square kilometre 2.22 people per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 12.79 people per square kilometre 13.71 people per square kilometre 0.9264 people per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 13.45 people per square kilometre 13.62 people per square kilometre 0.1623 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Finland or Samoa?
Samoa, at 13.64 people per square kilometre against 13.64 people per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Finland and Samoa?
0 people per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 178th 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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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.