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

Samoa
13.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
13.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
177th
Saudi Arabia rank
179th

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

  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
051015196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13.64 people per square kilometre against 13.04 people per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 177th and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.73 people per square kilometre 0.5462 people per square kilometre 8.18 people per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 11.22 people per square kilometre 1.22 people per square kilometre 10 people per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 12.29 people per square kilometre 2.69 people per square kilometre 9.6 people per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 13.22 people per square kilometre 4.77 people per square kilometre 8.45 people per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 14.01 people per square kilometre 7.59 people per square kilometre 6.42 people per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 13.71 people per square kilometre 11.09 people per square kilometre 2.62 people per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 13.62 people per square kilometre 12.49 people per square kilometre 1.13 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, Samoa or Saudi Arabia?
Samoa, at 13.64 people per square kilometre against 13.04 people per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
0.6 people per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 177th and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th 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.