American Samoa vs Japan: World population growth
American Samoa
-0.5%
in 2100
Japan
-0.5%
in 2100
American Samoa rank
147th
Japan rank
148th
World population growth over time
- American Samoa
- Japan
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Japan ahead.
American Samoa ranks 147th and Japan ranks 148th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 16 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | American Samoa |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | American Samoa |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | American Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 0.4% | 3.2% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | American Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -0.1% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | -1.4% | -0.5% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2030s | -0.9% | -0.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.6% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 2050s | -0.5% | -0.7% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 2060s | -0.4% | -0.8% | 0.4% | American Samoa |
| 2070s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.6% | American Samoa |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.4% | American Samoa |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.1% | American Samoa |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, American Samoa or Japan?
- American Samoa, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between American Samoa and Japan?
- 0.0%, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Japan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do American Samoa and Japan rank globally for world population growth?
- American Samoa ranks 147th and Japan ranks 148th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.