Myanmar vs Samoa: Population growth rate
Myanmar
0.7%
in 2023
Samoa
0.6%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
133rd
Samoa rank
136th
Population growth rate over time
- Myanmar
- Samoa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Myanmar ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Myanmar or Samoa?
- Myanmar, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Myanmar and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Samoa rank globally for population growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 136th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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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About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.