Oman vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Oman
12.98 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
13.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Oman rank
180th
Samoa rank
177th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Oman
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.64 people per square kilometre against 12.98 people per square kilometre in Oman, a difference of 0.66 people per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 180th 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 | Oman | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4559 people per square kilometre | 8.73 people per square kilometre | 8.27 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.11 people per square kilometre | 11.22 people per square kilometre | 10.11 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2.71 people per square kilometre | 12.29 people per square kilometre | 9.58 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.76 people per square kilometre | 13.22 people per square kilometre | 8.46 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.74 people per square kilometre | 14.01 people per square kilometre | 8.27 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9.89 people per square kilometre | 13.71 people per square kilometre | 3.83 people per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.14 people per square kilometre | 13.62 people per square kilometre | 1.48 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, Oman or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.64 people per square kilometre against 12.98 people per square kilometre in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Oman and Samoa?
- 0.66 people per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Oman and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Oman ranks 180th 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.