American Samoa vs Iceland: Population growth rate

American Samoa
-0.468
in 2100
Iceland
-0.502
in 2100
American Samoa rank
148th
Iceland rank
150th

Population growth rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • Iceland
-2024170019002100

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports -0.468 against -0.502 in Iceland, a difference of 0.034.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 148th and Iceland ranks 150th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 15 and Iceland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Iceland Difference Ahead
1700s 0.4057 -0.0093 0.415 American Samoa
1800s 0.5114 0.1011 0.4103 American Samoa
1900s 1.18 1.04 0.136 American Samoa
1910s 1.18 1.15 0.0317 American Samoa
1920s 1.82 1.07 0.7525 American Samoa
1930s 1.82 1.06 0.7671 American Samoa
1940s 1.82 1.3 0.5259 American Samoa
1950s 0.6158 2.09 1.48 Iceland
1960s 2.96 1.6 1.35 American Samoa
1970s 1.75 1.06 0.6882 American Samoa
1980s 3.67 1.12 2.55 American Samoa
1990s 2.09 0.9513 1.14 American Samoa
2000s -0.2336 1.3 1.53 Iceland
2010s -1.05 1.37 2.42 Iceland
2020s -1.43 1.26 2.69 Iceland
2030s -0.8931 0.377 1.27 Iceland
2040s -0.4898 0.0925 0.5823 Iceland
2050s -0.4895 -0.0757 0.4138 Iceland
2060s -0.3907 -0.2278 0.1629 Iceland
2070s -0.1318 -0.3932 0.2614 American Samoa
2080s -0.1303 -0.5318 0.4015 American Samoa
2090s -0.3619 -0.5215 0.1596 American Samoa
2100s -0.468 -0.502 0.034 American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, American Samoa or Iceland?
American Samoa, at -0.468 against -0.502 in Iceland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between American Samoa and Iceland?
0.034, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Iceland?
158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do American Samoa and Iceland rank globally for population growth rate?
American Samoa ranks 148th and Iceland ranks 150th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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