Samoa vs Sweden: Share of the population that is female
Samoa
49.6%
in 2025
Sweden
49.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
162nd
Sweden rank
163rd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 49.6% against 49.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Samoa ranks 162nd and Sweden ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 50.1% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 50.2% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 50.6% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 50.6% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 50.4% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 50.0% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Samoa or Sweden?
- Samoa, at 49.6% against 49.6% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Samoa and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Samoa ranks 162nd and Sweden ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.