Malawi vs Samoa: Urban population share 2050
Malawi
17.59
in 2025
Samoa
17.51
in 2025
Malawi rank
232nd
Samoa rank
233rd
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17.59 against 17.51 in Samoa, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 232nd and Samoa ranks 233rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 11 and Samoa in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0 | 0.0002 | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0 | 0.0005 | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0 | 0.0014 | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0042 | 0 | 0.0042 | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0127 | 0 | 0.0127 | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.038 | 0 | 0.038 | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.114 | 0 | 0.114 | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.3419 | 0 | 0.3419 | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.3852 | 0.3187 | 0.0665 | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.4219 | 0.3719 | 0.05 | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.4621 | 0.4338 | 0.0283 | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 0.5061 | 0 | Samoa |
| 1750s | 0.5543 | 0.5905 | 0.0362 | Samoa |
| 1760s | 0.6071 | 0.6889 | 0.0818 | Samoa |
| 1770s | 0.6649 | 0.8037 | 0.1388 | Samoa |
| 1780s | 0.7282 | 0.9377 | 0.2095 | Samoa |
| 1790s | 0.7976 | 1.09 | 0.2964 | Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.8736 | 1.28 | 0.4028 | Samoa |
| 1810s | 0.9567 | 1.49 | 0.5323 | Samoa |
| 1820s | 1.05 | 1.74 | 0.6893 | Samoa |
| 1830s | 1.15 | 2.03 | 0.8791 | Samoa |
| 1840s | 1.26 | 2.36 | 1.11 | Samoa |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 2.76 | 1.38 | Samoa |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 3.22 | 1.71 | Samoa |
| 1870s | 1.65 | 3.75 | 2.1 | Samoa |
| 1880s | 1.81 | 4.38 | 2.57 | Samoa |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 5.11 | 3.13 | Samoa |
| 1900s | 2.17 | 5.96 | 3.79 | Samoa |
| 1910s | 2.38 | 6.96 | 4.58 | Samoa |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 8.12 | 5.51 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 2.85 | 9.47 | 6.62 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 11.05 | 7.92 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 3.69 | 16.81 | 13.12 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 4.58 | 19.3 | 14.72 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 7.46 | 20.91 | 13.45 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 20.85 | 10.75 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 13.3 | 21.48 | 8.18 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 15.06 | 21.26 | 6.2 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 19.21 | 3.41 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 16.89 | 17.61 | 0.7155 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 17.59 against 17.51 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Malawi and Samoa?
- 0.08, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Malawi ranks 232nd and Samoa ranks 233rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.