Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Urban population share 2050
Papua New Guinea
15.78
in 2025
Samoa
17.51
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
234th
Samoa rank
233rd
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.51 against 15.78 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.73.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 234th and Samoa ranks 233rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Samoa in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 0.0003 | 0 | 0.0003 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 0.0008 | 0 | 0.0008 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 0.0024 | 0 | 0.0024 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 0.0072 | 0 | 0.0072 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 0.0215 | 0 | 0.0215 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 0.0644 | 0 | 0.0644 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 0.0291 | 0.3187 | 0.2897 | Samoa |
| 1720s | 0.0339 | 0.3719 | 0.3379 | Samoa |
| 1730s | 0.0396 | 0.4338 | 0.3943 | Samoa |
| 1740s | 0.0462 | 0.5061 | 0.46 | Samoa |
| 1750s | 0.0539 | 0.5905 | 0.5366 | Samoa |
| 1760s | 0.0628 | 0.6889 | 0.6261 | Samoa |
| 1770s | 0.0733 | 0.8037 | 0.7304 | Samoa |
| 1780s | 0.0855 | 0.9377 | 0.8522 | Samoa |
| 1790s | 0.0998 | 1.09 | 0.9942 | Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.1164 | 1.28 | 1.16 | Samoa |
| 1810s | 0.1358 | 1.49 | 1.35 | Samoa |
| 1820s | 0.1585 | 1.74 | 1.58 | Samoa |
| 1830s | 0.1849 | 2.03 | 1.84 | Samoa |
| 1840s | 0.2157 | 2.36 | 2.15 | Samoa |
| 1850s | 0.2516 | 2.76 | 2.51 | Samoa |
| 1860s | 0.2936 | 3.22 | 2.92 | Samoa |
| 1870s | 0.3425 | 3.75 | 3.41 | Samoa |
| 1880s | 0.3996 | 4.38 | 3.98 | Samoa |
| 1890s | 0.4662 | 5.11 | 4.64 | Samoa |
| 1900s | 0.5439 | 5.96 | 5.42 | Samoa |
| 1910s | 0.6345 | 6.96 | 6.32 | Samoa |
| 1920s | 0.7403 | 8.12 | 7.38 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0.8637 | 9.47 | 8.6 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 1.01 | 11.05 | 10.04 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 2.22 | 16.81 | 14.59 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 5.57 | 19.3 | 13.72 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 12.34 | 20.91 | 8.57 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 14.07 | 20.85 | 6.78 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 14.44 | 21.48 | 7.04 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 13.1 | 21.26 | 8.16 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.3 | 19.21 | 5.91 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.93 | 17.61 | 2.67 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 17.51 against 15.78 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 1.73, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 234th 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.