Panama vs Samoa: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Panama
1.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
1.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
79th
Samoa rank
81st
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.99 % change on previous year against 1.98 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 81st of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.95 % change on previous year | 4.92 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1960s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1970s | 3.57 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.8188 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1990s | 4.64 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 3.94 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.9517 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 0.141 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Panama or Samoa?
- Panama, at 1.99 % change on previous year against 1.98 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 81st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.