American Samoa vs South Korea: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
American Samoa
80.5%
in 2025
South Korea
81.2%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
68th
South Korea rank
65th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- American Samoa
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 81.2% against 80.5% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.
American Samoa ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 65th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 16 and South Korea in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | South Korea |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | South Korea |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | South Korea |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% | South Korea |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 3.2% | 2.6% | South Korea |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 3.5% | 2.7% | South Korea |
| 1760s | 0.9% | 3.8% | 2.9% | South Korea |
| 1770s | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.0% | South Korea |
| 1780s | 1.4% | 4.5% | 3.2% | South Korea |
| 1790s | 1.7% | 5.0% | 3.2% | South Korea |
| 1800s | 2.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | South Korea |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 6.0% | 3.3% | South Korea |
| 1820s | 3.4% | 6.5% | 3.1% | South Korea |
| 1830s | 4.2% | 7.2% | 2.9% | South Korea |
| 1840s | 5.3% | 7.9% | 2.5% | South Korea |
| 1850s | 6.6% | 8.6% | 2.0% | South Korea |
| 1860s | 8.3% | 9.4% | 1.1% | South Korea |
| 1870s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.0% | American Samoa |
| 1880s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 1.7% | American Samoa |
| 1890s | 16.2% | 12.4% | 3.8% | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 20.2% | 13.5% | 6.7% | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 25.3% | 14.8% | 10.5% | American Samoa |
| 1920s | 31.6% | 16.3% | 15.4% | American Samoa |
| 1930s | 39.5% | 17.8% | 21.7% | American Samoa |
| 1940s | 49.4% | 19.5% | 29.9% | American Samoa |
| 1950s | 38.1% | 23.9% | 14.2% | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 44.5% | 32.1% | 12.4% | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 58.8% | 47.5% | 11.2% | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 68.9% | 64.3% | 4.7% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 77.5% | 5.2% | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 81.0% | 6.8% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.7% | 3.1% | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 81.2% | 0.4% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, American Samoa or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 81.2% against 80.5% in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between American Samoa and South Korea?
- 0.7%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and South Korea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and South Korea rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- American Samoa ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 65th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.