How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita

Samoa

0.0008 1000 No per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.0008 1000 No per person

in 2025

Samoa rank

15th

Sri Lanka rank

14th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita over time

Samoa
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0008 1000 No per person against 0.0008 1000 No per person in Samoa, a difference of 0 1000 No per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Samoa ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 190 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0001 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0001 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita, Samoa or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.0008 1000 No per person against 0.0008 1000 No per person in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita between Samoa and Sri Lanka?: 0 1000 No per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?: Samoa ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita
Unit: 1000 No per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.