Country
Samoa
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- upper middle income
- Capital
- Apia
- ISO code
- WS · WSM
71 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 219K
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 7,963 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 1.6 t CO₂
Population
- Population 219K 2025 182nd of 214
- Population density 78 people/km² 2024 122nd of 212
- Population growth 0.59 % per year 2025 129th of 214
- Natural increase 19.2 per 1,000 people 2023 50th of 228
- Net migration -12.8 per 1,000 people 2025 207th of 214
- Fertility rate 3.80 births per woman 2024 31st of 214
- Urban population 17.5 % 2025 212th of 214
- Median age 19.9 years 2023 189th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 6.1 % 2025 134th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 10.9 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 121st of 214
- Children under 15 38.1 % 2025 32nd of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 71.8 years 2024 137th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 73.8 years 2024 146th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 70.0 years 2024 124th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.9 years 2024 166th of 214
- Infant mortality 12.3 per 1,000 births 2024 98th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 14.9 per 1,000 births 2024 98th of 195
- Maternal mortality 101 per 100,000 births 2023 64th of 193
- Health spending per person 293 USD 2023 113th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 475 $ (PPP) 2023 131st of 191
- Physicians 0.56 per 1,000 people 2021 123rd of 179
- Hospital beds 1.0 per 1,000 people 2005 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Measles immunization 85 % 2024 124th of 191
- Undernourishment 3.4 % 2024 95th of 165
- Tobacco use 23.1 % 2024 58th of 165
- Calorie supply 3,116 kcal per day 2023 69th of 175
- Meat supply 109.0 kg per person per year 2023 12th of 175
Economy
- GDP 1.3B USD 2025 175th of 185
- GDP per capita 5,873 USD 2025 109th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 7,963 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 130th of 184
- GDP growth 4.2 % 2025 68th of 185
- GDP per capita growth 3.6 % 2025 54th of 185
- Inflation 2.2 % 2025 106th of 169
- Unemployment 5.0 % 2025 96th of 181
- Youth unemployment 13.0 % 2025 88th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 30.1 % 2022 23rd of 150
- Trade 80 % of GDP 2024 89th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 38.7 2013 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Extreme poverty 4.5 % 2013 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Agriculture in the economy 9.8 % of GDP 2024 67th of 187
- Women in the labour force 30.7 % 2025 163rd of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.708 2023 122nd of 192
- Literacy rate 98.0 % 2019 25th of 122
- Education spending 6.2 % of GDP 2022 18th of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 87 % 2016 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Tertiary enrolment 15 % 2023 114th of 127
- Primary completion rate 99 % 2023 43rd of 135
- Women in parliament 9.8 % 2025 164th of 183
- Homicide rate 6.3 per 100,000 people 2018 not ranked – no value for 2020
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 21 % 2014 not ranked – no value for 2024
- Mobile phone subscriptions 62 per 100 people 2022 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Fixed broadband 0.9 per 100 people 2022 not ranked – no value for 2023
- Access to electricity 100.0 % 2024 1st of 212
- Safe drinking water 63 % 2024 98th of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 44 % 2024 90th of 140
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 0.3 Mt CO₂ 2024 178th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 1.6 t CO₂ 2024 124th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 1.13 t CO₂ 2024 155th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.0 Gt CO₂ 2024 194th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 2.4 t CO₂e 2024 135th of 201
- Forest area 57.6 % of land 2024 38th of 208
- Arable land 4.1 % of land 2024 145th of 205
- Renewable energy 36.0 % of final energy 2021 66th of 210
- Renewable electricity 43.8 % of electricity 2024 75th of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.0 % of electricity 2024 108th of 193
- Electricity from solar 18.8 % of electricity 2024 15th of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 400 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 111th of 193
- Electricity generation per person 734 kWh 2024 141st of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 4.6 µg/m³ 2023 191st of 199
Samoa on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldSamoan, English · official languagesSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldSamoan tālā (WST)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+13Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType I · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world2 national dishes
- Plants of the world5 characteristic plants
- Volcano & earthquake map2 volcanoesSource: Smithsonian GVP (Smithsonian Terms of Use)