Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Samoa
0.0409 % change on previous year
in 2050
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0643 % change on previous year
in 2050
Samoa rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-2024195120002050

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0643 % change on previous year against 0.0409 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.0234 % change on previous year.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.6 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 217 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 2.01 % change on previous year 0.3344 % change on previous year 1.67 % change on previous year Samoa
1960s 2.76 % change on previous year -0.2468 % change on previous year 3.01 % change on previous year Samoa
1970s 0.8364 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year 0.9133 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.4522 % change on previous year 0.3519 % change on previous year 0.1004 % change on previous year Samoa
1990s 0.6153 % change on previous year 0.065 % change on previous year 0.5503 % change on previous year Samoa
2000s 0.8223 % change on previous year -0.4412 % change on previous year 1.26 % change on previous year Samoa
2010s 1.02 % change on previous year -0.9206 % change on previous year 1.94 % change on previous year Samoa
2020s 0.6725 % change on previous year -0.4836 % change on previous year 1.16 % change on previous year Samoa
2030s 0.6686 % change on previous year 0.1851 % change on previous year 0.4834 % change on previous year Samoa
2040s 0.2457 % change on previous year 0.2335 % change on previous year 0.0121 % change on previous year Samoa
2050s 0.0409 % change on previous year 0.0643 % change on previous year 0.0235 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0643 % change on previous year against 0.0409 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0234 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Samoa ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.