American Samoa vs Greenland: Rural population

American Samoa
8,970
in 2025
Greenland
6,494
in 2025
American Samoa rank
195th
Greenland rank
197th

Rural population over time

  • American Samoa
  • Greenland
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 8,970 against 6,494 in Greenland, a difference of 2,476.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Globally, American Samoa ranks 195th and Greenland ranks 197th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.