What is the difference in population by world region between Iceland and Samoa?

20,980 people, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Samoa: Population by world region

Iceland

362,584 people

in 2100

Samoa

383,564 people

in 2100

Iceland rank

181st

Samoa rank

180th

Population by world region over time

Iceland
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 383,564 people against 362,584 people in Iceland, a difference of 20,980 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 180th of 239 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 46 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1000s	50,000 people	492 people	49,508 people	Iceland
1100s	70,000 people	738 people	69,262 people	Iceland
1200s	70,000 people	1,107 people	68,893 people	Iceland
1300s	70,000 people	1,660 people	68,340 people	Iceland
1400s	60,000 people	2,490 people	57,510 people	Iceland
1500s	60,000 people	3,736 people	56,264 people	Iceland
1600s	50,000 people	5,604 people	44,396 people	Iceland
1700s	49,538 people	8,406 people	41,132 people	Iceland
1710s	50,548 people	8,848 people	41,700 people	Iceland
1720s	51,580 people	9,314 people	42,266 people	Iceland
1730s	52,633 people	9,804 people	42,829 people	Iceland
1740s	53,707 people	10,320 people	43,387 people	Iceland
1750s	54,803 people	10,864 people	43,939 people	Iceland
1760s	55,921 people	11,435 people	44,486 people	Iceland
1770s	57,063 people	12,037 people	45,026 people	Iceland
1780s	58,227 people	12,671 people	45,556 people	Iceland
1790s	59,416 people	13,338 people	46,078 people	Iceland
1800s	61,428 people	47,264 people	14,164 people	Iceland
1810s	61,423 people	47,183 people	14,240 people	Iceland
1820s	60,388 people	47,103 people	13,286 people	Iceland
1830s	58,197 people	47,023 people	11,174 people	Iceland
1840s	57,939 people	46,937 people	11,002 people	Iceland
1850s	62,538 people	45,625 people	16,912 people	Iceland
1860s	68,223 people	42,974 people	25,249 people	Iceland
1870s	70,757 people	40,450 people	30,307 people	Iceland
1880s	71,363 people	38,071 people	33,293 people	Iceland
1890s	73,931 people	35,842 people	38,089 people	Iceland
1900s	82,104 people	37,156 people	44,949 people	Iceland
1910s	91,988 people	39,438 people	52,549 people	Iceland
1920s	102,370 people	47,436 people	54,934 people	Iceland
1930s	113,774 people	65,201 people	48,573 people	Iceland
1940s	130,051 people	79,004 people	51,047 people	Iceland
1950s	156,502 people	98,381 people	58,121 people	Iceland
1960s	190,329 people	126,048 people	64,281 people	Iceland
1970s	215,694 people	151,797 people	63,897 people	Iceland
1980s	240,230 people	166,879 people	73,352 people	Iceland
1990s	266,282 people	174,116 people	92,165 people	Iceland
2000s	298,428 people	186,619 people	111,809 people	Iceland
2010s	333,320 people	201,073 people	132,247 people	Iceland
2020s	392,795 people	218,500 people	174,295 people	Iceland
2030s	422,305 people	234,628 people	187,676 people	Iceland
2040s	431,835 people	258,880 people	172,955 people	Iceland
2050s	432,001 people	283,054 people	148,947 people	Iceland
2060s	425,309 people	307,283 people	118,026 people	Iceland
2070s	412,636 people	334,178 people	78,458 people	Iceland
2080s	393,524 people	357,650 people	35,874 people	Iceland
2090s	372,943 people	375,776 people	2,833 people	Samoa
2100s	362,584 people	383,564 people	20,980 people	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Iceland or Samoa?: Samoa, at 383,564 people against 362,584 people in Iceland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Iceland and Samoa?: 20,980 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for population by world region?: Iceland ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 180th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.