Puerto Rico vs Samoa: Rural population

Puerto Rico
180,246
in 2025
Samoa
180,913
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
164th
Samoa rank
163rd

Rural population over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Samoa
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196019922025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 180,913 against 180,246 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 667.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Globally, Puerto Rico ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 163rd 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.