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