Liechtenstein vs Samoa: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Liechtenstein
14.6%
in 2025
Samoa
17.5%
in 2025
Liechtenstein rank
235th
Samoa rank
233rd

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Liechtenstein
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 17.5% against 14.6% in Liechtenstein, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Liechtenstein's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Liechtenstein ahead.

Liechtenstein ranks 235th and Samoa ranks 233rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Liechtenstein averaged higher in 16 and Samoa in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liechtenstein Samoa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Liechtenstein
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Liechtenstein
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Liechtenstein
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Liechtenstein
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Liechtenstein
1500s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Liechtenstein
1600s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Liechtenstein
1700s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Liechtenstein
1710s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Samoa
1720s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Samoa
1730s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Samoa
1740s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Samoa
1750s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Samoa
1760s 0.3% 0.7% 0.4% Samoa
1770s 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% Samoa
1780s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Samoa
1790s 0.6% 1.1% 0.5% Samoa
1800s 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% Samoa
1810s 0.9% 1.5% 0.6% Samoa
1820s 1.1% 1.7% 0.6% Samoa
1830s 1.4% 2.0% 0.7% Samoa
1840s 1.7% 2.4% 0.7% Samoa
1850s 2.1% 2.8% 0.6% Samoa
1860s 2.7% 3.2% 0.6% Samoa
1870s 3.3% 3.8% 0.4% Samoa
1880s 4.2% 4.4% 0.2% Samoa
1890s 5.2% 5.1% 0.1% Liechtenstein
1900s 6.5% 6.0% 0.6% Liechtenstein
1910s 8.1% 7.0% 1.2% Liechtenstein
1920s 10.2% 8.1% 2.1% Liechtenstein
1930s 12.7% 9.5% 3.3% Liechtenstein
1940s 15.9% 11.0% 4.9% Liechtenstein
1950s 20.2% 16.8% 3.4% Liechtenstein
1960s 19.6% 19.3% 0.3% Liechtenstein
1970s 18.3% 20.9% 2.6% Samoa
1980s 17.8% 20.8% 3.1% Samoa
1990s 16.3% 21.5% 5.2% Samoa
2000s 14.7% 21.3% 6.6% Samoa
2010s 14.5% 19.2% 4.7% Samoa
2020s 14.7% 17.6% 2.9% 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, Liechtenstein or Samoa?
Samoa, at 17.5% against 14.6% in Liechtenstein as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Liechtenstein and Samoa?
2.9%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and Samoa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Liechtenstein and Samoa rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Liechtenstein ranks 235th and Samoa ranks 233rd 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.