Maldives vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Maldives
0 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
143rd
Samoa rank
142nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Maldives
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 142nd of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp, Maldives or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Maldives and Samoa?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 143rd and Samoa ranks 142nd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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