Mozambique vs Samoa: Population density
Mozambique
132.69 people per km²
in 2100
Samoa
137.97 people per km²
in 2100
Mozambique rank
105th
Samoa rank
103rd
Population density over time
- Mozambique
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 137.97 people per km² against 132.69 people per km² in Mozambique, a difference of 5.28 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 105th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 43.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3815 people per km² | 0.177 people per km² | 0.2045 people per km² | Mozambique |
| 1100s | 0.5595 people per km² | 0.2655 people per km² | 0.2941 people per km² | Mozambique |
| 1200s | 0.7376 people per km² | 0.3982 people per km² | 0.3394 people per km² | Mozambique |
| 1300s | 0.9156 people per km² | 0.5971 people per km² | 0.3185 people per km² | Mozambique |
| 1400s | 1.09 people per km² | 0.8957 people per km² | 0.1979 people per km² | Mozambique |
| 1500s | 1.27 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | 0.0722 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1600s | 1.59 people per km² | 2.02 people per km² | 0.4263 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1700s | 1.91 people per km² | 3.02 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1710s | 1.97 people per km² | 3.18 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1720s | 2.03 people per km² | 3.35 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1730s | 2.1 people per km² | 3.53 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1740s | 2.16 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1750s | 2.22 people per km² | 3.91 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1760s | 2.29 people per km² | 4.11 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1770s | 2.35 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | 1.98 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1780s | 2.41 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1790s | 2.48 people per km² | 4.8 people per km² | 2.32 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1800s | 2.57 people per km² | 17 people per km² | 14.43 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1810s | 2.63 people per km² | 16.97 people per km² | 14.34 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1820s | 3.03 people per km² | 16.94 people per km² | 13.91 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1830s | 3.97 people per km² | 16.91 people per km² | 12.94 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1840s | 5.22 people per km² | 16.88 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1850s | 6 people per km² | 16.41 people per km² | 10.41 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1860s | 5.93 people per km² | 15.46 people per km² | 9.53 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1870s | 5.79 people per km² | 14.55 people per km² | 8.76 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1880s | 5.7 people per km² | 13.69 people per km² | 8 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1890s | 5.57 people per km² | 12.89 people per km² | 7.32 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1900s | 5.2 people per km² | 13.37 people per km² | 8.16 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1910s | 4.85 people per km² | 14.19 people per km² | 9.34 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1920s | 5.06 people per km² | 17.06 people per km² | 12 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1930s | 5.84 people per km² | 23.45 people per km² | 17.61 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1940s | 6.84 people per km² | 28.42 people per km² | 21.58 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1950s | 7.94 people per km² | 35.39 people per km² | 27.45 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1960s | 9.35 people per km² | 45.34 people per km² | 35.99 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1970s | 12.06 people per km² | 54.6 people per km² | 42.54 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1980s | 15.64 people per km² | 60.03 people per km² | 44.39 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1990s | 19.54 people per km² | 62.63 people per km² | 43.1 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2000s | 25.62 people per km² | 67.13 people per km² | 41.51 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33.42 people per km² | 72.33 people per km² | 38.91 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2020s | 44.74 people per km² | 78.6 people per km² | 33.85 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2030s | 58.33 people per km² | 84.4 people per km² | 26.07 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2040s | 72.83 people per km² | 93.12 people per km² | 20.29 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2050s | 87.17 people per km² | 101.82 people per km² | 14.65 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2060s | 100.74 people per km² | 110.53 people per km² | 9.79 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2070s | 112.52 people per km² | 120.21 people per km² | 7.69 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2080s | 122.23 people per km² | 128.65 people per km² | 6.42 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2090s | 129.59 people per km² | 135.17 people per km² | 5.58 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2100s | 132.69 people per km² | 137.97 people per km² | 5.28 people per km² | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Mozambique or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 137.97 people per km² against 132.69 people per km² in Mozambique as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Mozambique and Samoa?
- 5.28 people per km², with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Samoa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Mozambique and Samoa rank globally for population density?
- Mozambique ranks 105th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.