Iceland vs Samoa: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Iceland
88,500 people
in 2020
Samoa
89,515 people
in 2020
Iceland rank
176th
Samoa rank
175th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 89,515 people against 88,500 people in Iceland, a difference of 1,015 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80,312 people | 58,918 people | 21,393 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 87,389 people | 69,696 people | 17,693 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 91,417 people | 79,224 people | 12,194 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 89,892 people | 81,495 people | 8,397 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 95,200 people | 80,899 people | 14,301 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 89,581 people | 82,287 people | 7,294 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 84,279 people | 86,669 people | 2,389 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 88,500 people | 89,515 people | 1,015 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Iceland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 89,515 people against 88,500 people in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Iceland and Samoa?
- 1,015 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Iceland ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 175th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.