Niger vs Samoa: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Niger

18.4%

in 2025

Samoa

17.5%

in 2025

Niger rank

229th

Samoa rank

231st

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Niger currently reports 18.4% against 17.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Niger ranks 229th and Samoa ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: 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: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.