Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Samoa
17.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
20.5%
in 2025
Samoa rank
231st
Sri Lanka rank
228th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.5% against 17.5% in Samoa, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 231st and Sri Lanka ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.8% | 15.8% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 19.3% | 19.7% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 22.2% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 0.5% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 16.2% | 5.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 15.3% | 6.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 20.1% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
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, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.5% against 17.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 3.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 231st and Sri Lanka ranks 228th 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.