Countries / East Asia & Pacific

Samoa

East Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Apia162,046 observations

Population

219,306

world rank #182 / 217

GDP

1.29B

world rank #175 / 186

GDP / capita

7,963.4

world rank #130 / 185

Life expectancy

71.8

world rank #139 / 217

Governance

287 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile61.8#49 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile59.8#67 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87#16 Rule of Law0-100 percentile75.1#35

World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,593 indicators

GDPcurrent US$1.29B#175 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $7,963.4#130 GDP growth%4.2%#68 Inflation%2.2%#63

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

127 indicators

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Health

1,396 indicators

Life expectancyyears71.8#139 Infant mortalityper 1k births12.3#62 Maternal mortalityper 100k101#59 Health spending% GDP6.8%#89

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,141 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross87.4%#91 Education spending% GDP5.5%#11 Adult literacy%98%#11 Primary enrollment% gross101%#55

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

429 indicators

Populationpeople219,306#182 Population growth%0.59%#130 Urban population%17.5%#204 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#31

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

245 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%35.9%#24 Forest area% land57.6%#32 CO₂ per capitat1.1#148

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

199 indicators

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Environment

297 indicators

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Agriculture

239 indicators

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Technology

67 indicators

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Society

1,093 indicators

Gini indexindex38.7#38 Extreme poverty% pop4.5%#25 Internet users% pop21.2%#138 Homicide rateper 100k6.3#90

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

337 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.7#16 Hazard & exposure0-101.7#12 Vulnerability0-103.1#20

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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