Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

Samoa
64.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
64.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
48th
Sierra Leone rank
47th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 64.69 units per square kilometre against 64.3 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.39 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 48th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 36.34 units per square kilometre 27.22 units per square kilometre 9.12 units per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 42.41 units per square kilometre 29.68 units per square kilometre 12.73 units per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 46.67 units per square kilometre 34.17 units per square kilometre 12.5 units per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 48.3 units per square kilometre 38.34 units per square kilometre 9.96 units per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 51.93 units per square kilometre 46.76 units per square kilometre 5.17 units per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 57.73 units per square kilometre 57.24 units per square kilometre 0.4855 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 63.51 units per square kilometre 63.49 units per square kilometre 0.0234 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 64.69 units per square kilometre against 64.3 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
0.39 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 48th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.