Samoa vs Tajikistan: Population density
Samoa
137.97 people per km²
in 2100
Tajikistan
145.56 people per km²
in 2100
Samoa rank
103rd
Tajikistan rank
101st
Population density over time
- Samoa
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 145.56 people per km² against 137.97 people per km² in Samoa, a difference of 7.59 people per km².
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Samoa ranks 103rd and Tajikistan ranks 101st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 33 and Tajikistan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.177 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1100s | 0.2655 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | 1.39 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1200s | 0.3982 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1300s | 0.5971 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1400s | 0.8957 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1500s | 1.34 people per km² | 2.23 people per km² | 0.8897 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1600s | 2.02 people per km² | 2.52 people per km² | 0.506 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 1700s | 3.02 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 0.2137 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1710s | 3.18 people per km² | 3.01 people per km² | 0.1683 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1720s | 3.35 people per km² | 3.18 people per km² | 0.1684 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1730s | 3.53 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 0.1679 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1740s | 3.71 people per km² | 3.55 people per km² | 0.1669 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1750s | 3.91 people per km² | 3.74 people per km² | 0.1656 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1760s | 4.11 people per km² | 3.95 people per km² | 0.1631 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1770s | 4.33 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | 0.1602 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1780s | 4.56 people per km² | 4.4 people per km² | 0.1566 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1790s | 4.8 people per km² | 4.65 people per km² | 0.152 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1800s | 17 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 13.64 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1810s | 16.97 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 13.61 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1820s | 16.94 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 13.44 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1830s | 16.91 people per km² | 3.84 people per km² | 13.07 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1840s | 16.88 people per km² | 4.21 people per km² | 12.68 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1850s | 16.41 people per km² | 4.6 people per km² | 11.81 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1860s | 15.46 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | 10.43 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1870s | 14.55 people per km² | 5.5 people per km² | 9.05 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1880s | 13.69 people per km² | 6.01 people per km² | 7.68 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1890s | 12.89 people per km² | 6.57 people per km² | 6.32 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1900s | 13.37 people per km² | 7.18 people per km² | 6.18 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1910s | 14.19 people per km² | 7.85 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1920s | 17.06 people per km² | 8.6 people per km² | 8.46 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1930s | 23.45 people per km² | 9.42 people per km² | 14.03 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1940s | 28.42 people per km² | 10.33 people per km² | 18.09 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1950s | 35.39 people per km² | 12.86 people per km² | 22.53 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1960s | 45.34 people per km² | 17.74 people per km² | 27.6 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1970s | 54.6 people per km² | 24.43 people per km² | 30.17 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1980s | 60.03 people per km² | 33.05 people per km² | 26.97 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1990s | 62.63 people per km² | 42.28 people per km² | 20.35 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2000s | 67.13 people per km² | 49.48 people per km² | 17.65 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.33 people per km² | 61.65 people per km² | 10.68 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2020s | 78.6 people per km² | 76.89 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2030s | 84.4 people per km² | 90.84 people per km² | 6.44 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2040s | 93.12 people per km² | 105.08 people per km² | 11.96 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2050s | 101.82 people per km² | 117.31 people per km² | 15.49 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2060s | 110.53 people per km² | 127.82 people per km² | 17.29 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2070s | 120.21 people per km² | 136.09 people per km² | 15.88 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2080s | 128.65 people per km² | 141.49 people per km² | 12.84 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2090s | 135.17 people per km² | 144.76 people per km² | 9.59 people per km² | Tajikistan |
| 2100s | 137.97 people per km² | 145.56 people per km² | 7.58 people per km² | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Samoa or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 145.56 people per km² against 137.97 people per km² in Samoa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 7.59 people per km², with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for population density?
- Samoa ranks 103rd and Tajikistan ranks 101st 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.