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Samoa - Urbanization and Housing Density 17.51

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

17.51 (2025)

Global rank

##215 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1960

0.93×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#36#71#106#141#176#21119601970198019902000201020202025#155#2151970 overtook Tonga1972 overtook Vietnam
SamoaBahrainBermudaCayman IslandsGibraltar

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Samoa climbed from #155 to #215 (overtook Tonga). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Samoa ↓

Key Events — Samoa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Overtook Tonga in global rank auto
1972
Overtook Vietnam in global rank auto

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202517.518.9920.4821.97
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