Samoa vs Vietnam: Population growth rate

Samoa
0.6%
in 2023
Vietnam
0.6%
in 2023
Samoa rank
136th
Vietnam rank
135th

Population growth rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Vietnam
0123195019862023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 136th and Vietnam ranks 135th of 236 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 2.4% 2.6% 0.1% Vietnam
1960s 2.3% 2.5% 0.2% Vietnam
1970s 1.6% 2.3% 0.7% Vietnam
1980s 0.3% 2.2% 1.9% Vietnam
1990s 0.7% 1.7% 1.0% Vietnam
2000s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Vietnam
2010s 0.9% 1.2% 0.2% Vietnam
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Samoa or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Samoa and Vietnam?
0.0%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vietnam?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Vietnam rank globally for population growth rate?
Samoa ranks 136th and Vietnam ranks 135th 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

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.