American Samoa vs Peru: World population growth
American Samoa
-0.5%
in 2100
Peru
-0.4%
in 2100
American Samoa rank
147th
Peru rank
145th
World population growth over time
- American Samoa
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 147th and Peru ranks 145th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 12 and Peru in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | American Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | American Samoa |
| 1930s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.3% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | -1.1% | 1.2% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | -1.4% | 1.0% | 2.4% | Peru |
| 2030s | -0.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Peru |
| 2040s | -0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Peru |
| 2050s | -0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 2060s | -0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2070s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | American Samoa |
| 2080s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | American Samoa |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, American Samoa or Peru?
- Peru, at -0.4% against -0.5% in American Samoa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between American Samoa and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Peru?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do American Samoa and Peru rank globally for world population growth?
- American Samoa ranks 147th and Peru ranks 145th 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.