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Samoa

East Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Apia162,044 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#49Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile59.8#67Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87#16Rule of Law0-100 percentile75.1#35
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,589 indicators
GDPcurrent US$1.29B#175GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $7,963.4#130GDP growth%4.2%#68Inflation%2.2%#63
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$24M#197Merchandise importscurrent US$467M#194Exports of goods & services% GDP27.6%#90Imports of goods & services% GDP43%#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,396 indicators
Life expectancyyears71.8#139Infant mortalityper 1k births12.3#62Maternal mortalityper 100k101#59Health 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%#91Education spending% GDP5.5%#11Adult literacy%98%#11Primary enrollment% gross101%#55
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

429 indicators
Populationpeople219,306#182Population growth%0.59%#130Urban population%17.5%#204Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#31
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

245 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%35.9%#24Forest area% land57.6%#32CO₂ 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
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.307.3#154Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

297 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area7.9%#130Capture fisheries productiontonnes8,093.5#145
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

239 indicators
Agricultural land% land area17.6%#158Aquaculture productiontonnes13#174Food production index2014-16 = 10083.1#184
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

67 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people62.4#187Secure internet serversper 1M people605.5#119Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people2.1#158
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,093 indicators
Gini indexindex38.7#38Extreme poverty% pop4.5%#25Internet users% pop21.2%#138Homicide 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 2026

Risk

337 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.7#16Hazard & exposure0-101.7#12Vulnerability0-103.1#20
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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