Monaco vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Monaco
38,341 people
in 2025
Samoa
38,393 people
in 2025
Monaco rank
208th
Samoa rank
207th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Monaco
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 38,393 people against 38,341 people in Monaco, a difference of 52 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.
Monaco ranks 208th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,734 people | 16,674 people | 4,060 people | Monaco |
| 1960s | 22,743 people | 24,349 people | 1,606 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 25,514 people | 31,761 people | 6,247 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 28,543 people | 34,786 people | 6,243 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 31,457 people | 37,412 people | 5,955 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 32,231 people | 39,650 people | 7,419 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 36,137 people | 38,601 people | 2,464 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 38,573 people | 37,993 people | 579.83 people | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Monaco or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 38,393 people against 38,341 people in Monaco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Monaco and Samoa?
- 52 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Samoa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Monaco and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Monaco ranks 208th 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.