Samoa vs Tanzania: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Samoa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 78.42 people per sq. km of land area against 77.56 people per sq. km of land area in Tanzania, a difference of 0.86 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 125th and Tanzania ranks 128th of 216 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.07 people per sq. km of land area | 13.01 people per sq. km of land area | 32.05 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 1970s | 53.63 people per sq. km of land area | 17.99 people per sq. km of land area | 35.65 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 1980s | 58.96 people per sq. km of land area | 25.09 people per sq. km of land area | 33.88 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 1990s | 61.52 people per sq. km of land area | 33.5 people per sq. km of land area | 28.02 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 2000s | 65.94 people per sq. km of land area | 43.79 people per sq. km of land area | 22.15 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 2010s | 71.44 people per sq. km of land area | 58.19 people per sq. km of land area | 13.25 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
| 2020s | 77.39 people per sq. km of land area | 73.23 people per sq. km of land area | 4.15 people per sq. km of land area | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Samoa or Tanzania?
- Samoa, at 78.42 people per sq. km of land area against 77.56 people per sq. km of land area in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Samoa and Tanzania?
- 0.86 people per sq. km of land area, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tanzania rank globally for population density?
- Samoa ranks 125th and Tanzania ranks 128th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.