Samoa vs East Timor: Population density
Samoa
137.97 people per km²
in 2100
East Timor
132.68 people per km²
in 2100
Samoa rank
103rd
East Timor rank
106th
Population density over time
- Samoa
- East Timor
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 137.97 people per km² against 132.68 people per km² in East Timor, a difference of 5.29 people per km².
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.
Samoa ranks 103rd and East Timor ranks 106th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 15 and East Timor in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.177 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1100s | 0.2655 people per km² | 2.83 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1200s | 0.3982 people per km² | 3.53 people per km² | 3.13 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1300s | 0.5971 people per km² | 4.41 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1400s | 0.8957 people per km² | 5.52 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1500s | 1.34 people per km² | 6.9 people per km² | 5.55 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1600s | 2.02 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 6.61 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1700s | 3.02 people per km² | 10.78 people per km² | 7.75 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1710s | 3.18 people per km² | 10.98 people per km² | 7.79 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1720s | 3.35 people per km² | 11.18 people per km² | 7.83 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1730s | 3.53 people per km² | 11.39 people per km² | 7.86 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1740s | 3.71 people per km² | 11.6 people per km² | 7.89 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1750s | 3.91 people per km² | 11.81 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1760s | 4.11 people per km² | 12.03 people per km² | 7.92 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1770s | 4.33 people per km² | 12.25 people per km² | 7.92 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1780s | 4.56 people per km² | 12.48 people per km² | 7.92 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1790s | 4.8 people per km² | 12.71 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1800s | 17 people per km² | 9.23 people per km² | 7.77 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1810s | 16.97 people per km² | 9.23 people per km² | 7.74 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1820s | 16.94 people per km² | 9.81 people per km² | 7.13 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1830s | 16.91 people per km² | 11.18 people per km² | 5.74 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1840s | 16.88 people per km² | 12.75 people per km² | 4.14 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1850s | 16.41 people per km² | 14.47 people per km² | 1.94 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1860s | 15.46 people per km² | 16.32 people per km² | 0.8641 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1870s | 14.55 people per km² | 18.41 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1880s | 13.69 people per km² | 20.1 people per km² | 6.4 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1890s | 12.89 people per km² | 21.33 people per km² | 8.44 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1900s | 13.37 people per km² | 22.83 people per km² | 9.46 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1910s | 14.19 people per km² | 24.17 people per km² | 9.98 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1920s | 17.06 people per km² | 26.88 people per km² | 9.82 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1930s | 23.45 people per km² | 28.83 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | East Timor |
| 1940s | 28.42 people per km² | 27.92 people per km² | 0.4969 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1950s | 35.39 people per km² | 29.31 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1960s | 45.34 people per km² | 33.89 people per km² | 11.45 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1970s | 54.6 people per km² | 40.04 people per km² | 14.56 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1980s | 60.03 people per km² | 46.68 people per km² | 13.34 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1990s | 62.63 people per km² | 56.88 people per km² | 5.75 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2000s | 67.13 people per km² | 62.57 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.33 people per km² | 80.25 people per km² | 7.92 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2020s | 78.6 people per km² | 94.94 people per km² | 16.34 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2030s | 84.4 people per km² | 108.21 people per km² | 23.82 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2040s | 93.12 people per km² | 120.98 people per km² | 27.86 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2050s | 101.82 people per km² | 130.89 people per km² | 29.07 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2060s | 110.53 people per km² | 137.32 people per km² | 26.78 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2070s | 120.21 people per km² | 140.47 people per km² | 20.26 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2080s | 128.65 people per km² | 139.13 people per km² | 10.48 people per km² | East Timor |
| 2090s | 135.17 people per km² | 135.02 people per km² | 0.1548 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2100s | 137.97 people per km² | 132.68 people per km² | 5.3 people per km² | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Samoa or East Timor?
- Samoa, at 137.97 people per km² against 132.68 people per km² in East Timor as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Samoa and East Timor?
- 5.29 people per km², with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and East Timor?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Samoa and East Timor rank globally for population density?
- Samoa ranks 103rd and East Timor ranks 106th 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.