Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Urban population share 2050
Samoa
17.51
in 2025
Sri Lanka
20.45
in 2025
Samoa rank
233rd
Sri Lanka rank
230th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.45 against 17.51 in Samoa, a difference of 2.94.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 233rd and Sri Lanka ranks 230th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 0 | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 0 | 0.0065 | 0.0065 | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 0 | 0.0196 | 0.0196 | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 0 | 0.0587 | 0.0587 | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 0 | 0.1761 | 0.1761 | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 0 | 0.5282 | 0.5282 | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 0 | 1.58 | 1.58 | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 0.3187 | 1.79 | 1.47 | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 0.3719 | 1.96 | 1.58 | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 0.4338 | 2.14 | 1.71 | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 2.35 | 1.84 | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 0.5905 | 2.57 | 1.98 | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 0.6889 | 2.81 | 2.12 | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 0.8037 | 3.08 | 2.28 | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 0.9377 | 3.37 | 2.44 | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 1.09 | 3.7 | 2.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1800s | 1.28 | 4.05 | 2.77 | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 1.49 | 4.43 | 2.94 | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 1.74 | 4.86 | 3.12 | Sri Lanka |
| 1830s | 2.03 | 5.32 | 3.29 | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 2.36 | 5.83 | 3.46 | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 2.76 | 6.38 | 3.62 | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 3.22 | 6.99 | 3.77 | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 3.75 | 7.65 | 3.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 4.38 | 8.38 | 4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 5.11 | 9.18 | 4.07 | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 5.96 | 10.05 | 4.09 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 6.96 | 11.01 | 4.06 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 8.12 | 12.06 | 3.95 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 9.47 | 13.21 | 3.74 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 11.05 | 14.47 | 3.42 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 16.81 | 15.81 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 19.3 | 19.69 | 0.3921 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 20.91 | 22.19 | 1.28 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 20.85 | 20.33 | 0.5128 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 21.48 | 16.21 | 5.28 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.26 | 15.3 | 5.96 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 19.21 | 18.61 | 0.6004 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 17.61 | 20.06 | 2.46 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.45 against 17.51 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 2.94, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Samoa ranks 233rd and Sri Lanka ranks 230th 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.