Gibraltar vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Gibraltar
40,126 people
in 2025
Samoa
38,393 people
in 2025
Gibraltar rank
206th
Samoa rank
207th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Gibraltar
- Samoa
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 40,126 people against 38,393 people in Samoa, a difference of 1,733 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 206th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21,715 people | 16,674 people | 5,041 people | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 23,701 people | 24,349 people | 647.86 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 27,764 people | 31,761 people | 3,997 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 28,388 people | 34,786 people | 6,398 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 27,307 people | 37,412 people | 10,105 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 29,018 people | 39,650 people | 10,631 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 33,160 people | 38,601 people | 5,441 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 38,094 people | 37,993 people | 101.33 people | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Gibraltar or Samoa?
- Gibraltar, at 40,126 people against 38,393 people in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Gibraltar and Samoa?
- 1,733 people, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Samoa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gibraltar and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Gibraltar ranks 206th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.