Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Population growth rate
Samoa
0.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.6%
in 2023
Samoa rank
136th
Sri Lanka rank
139th
Population growth rate over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for population growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 139th 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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.