Montserrat vs Samoa: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Montserrat
9.0%
in 2025
Samoa
17.5%
in 2025
Montserrat rank
234th
Samoa rank
231st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Montserrat
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.5% against 9.0% in Montserrat, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.9 times Montserrat's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montserrat ahead.
Montserrat ranks 234th and Samoa ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montserrat | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.8% | 16.8% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 19.3% | 5.8% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 20.9% | 9.3% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 20.8% | 8.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 21.5% | 12.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 21.3% | 12.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 19.2% | 10.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 17.6% | 8.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Montserrat or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 17.5% against 9.0% in Montserrat as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Montserrat and Samoa?
- 8.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Samoa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Montserrat and Samoa rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Montserrat ranks 234th and Samoa ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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, based on each country's national definition.