American Samoa vs Spain: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
American Samoa
80.5%
in 2025
Spain
80.5%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
68th
Spain rank
67th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- American Samoa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 80.5% against 80.5% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
American Samoa ranks 68th and Spain ranks 67th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 13.5% | 13.5% | Spain |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 16.4% | 16.4% | Spain |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% | Spain |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 36.2% | 36.2% | Spain |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 23.3% | 23.3% | Spain |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 13.8% | 13.8% | Spain |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 17.1% | 17.0% | Spain |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 20.3% | 20.1% | Spain |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 20.5% | 20.2% | Spain |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 20.7% | 20.4% | Spain |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 21.0% | 20.5% | Spain |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 21.2% | 20.6% | Spain |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 21.4% | 20.7% | Spain |
| 1760s | 0.9% | 21.0% | 20.1% | Spain |
| 1770s | 1.1% | 20.6% | 19.5% | Spain |
| 1780s | 1.4% | 20.3% | 18.9% | Spain |
| 1790s | 1.7% | 19.9% | 18.1% | Spain |
| 1800s | 2.2% | 19.5% | 17.3% | Spain |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 21.7% | 18.9% | Spain |
| 1820s | 3.4% | 23.8% | 20.4% | Spain |
| 1830s | 4.2% | 26.0% | 21.7% | Spain |
| 1840s | 5.3% | 28.1% | 22.8% | Spain |
| 1850s | 6.6% | 30.3% | 23.6% | Spain |
| 1860s | 8.3% | 32.4% | 24.1% | Spain |
| 1870s | 10.4% | 34.6% | 24.2% | Spain |
| 1880s | 13.0% | 36.7% | 23.8% | Spain |
| 1890s | 16.2% | 38.9% | 22.7% | Spain |
| 1900s | 20.2% | 41.0% | 20.8% | Spain |
| 1910s | 25.3% | 43.2% | 17.9% | Spain |
| 1920s | 31.6% | 45.3% | 13.7% | Spain |
| 1930s | 39.5% | 47.5% | 8.0% | Spain |
| 1940s | 49.4% | 49.7% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1950s | 38.1% | 53.6% | 15.5% | Spain |
| 1960s | 44.5% | 60.7% | 16.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 58.8% | 68.7% | 10.0% | Spain |
| 1980s | 68.9% | 73.2% | 4.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 75.5% | 7.2% | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 77.1% | 10.6% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 79.1% | 5.6% | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.1% | 1.5% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, American Samoa or Spain?
- Spain, at 80.5% against 80.5% in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between American Samoa and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Spain rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- American Samoa ranks 68th and Spain ranks 67th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.