Barbados vs Samoa: Has the population peaked?
Barbados
282,347 people
in 2023
Samoa
216,673 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
185th
Samoa rank
188th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 282,347 people against 216,673 people in Samoa, a difference of 65,674 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 221,034 people | 98,381 people | 122,653 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 240,936 people | 126,048 people | 114,888 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 250,647 people | 151,797 people | 98,850 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 255,146 people | 166,879 people | 88,267 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 261,259 people | 174,116 people | 87,143 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 267,862 people | 186,619 people | 81,243 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 278,509 people | 201,073 people | 77,436 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 282,134 people | 214,423 people | 67,710 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at 282,347 people against 216,673 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Barbados and Samoa?
- 65,674 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Barbados ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.