Samoa

East Asia & Pacific·Upper middle income

Population: 217K; 182nd of 217
GDP: $1.07B; 202nd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $4,899; 137th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 71.7; 139th of 217
Human development: 0.707; 109th of 189 · 2021

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Samoa

Indonesia

Tonga

Viet Nam

Micronesia, Federated States of

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ower middle-income Pacific island economy; enormous fishing and agriculture industries; significant remittances; growing offshore financial hub; recently hosted Pacific Games to drive tourism and infrastructure growth

Area: 2,831 km²
Languages: Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other…
Resources: hardwood forests, fish, hydropower

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian97.6%▼ 1.0pt
Other2.2%▲ 1.1pt

Religious diversity: 0.54 / 10 · very low · 170th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

WSM

IDN

TON

VNM

GDP

current US$

$1.07B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$3.74M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

49.7%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

11%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

10.9%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

217K–––

Population density

people per km²

77.4–––

Urban population

% of total

17.5%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.8–––

Net migration

people

-2,754–––

Population under 15

% of total

38.5%–––

Population 65+

% of total

5.9%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

6.3%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

6.1%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

6,879.9–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

692.3–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.2–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

0.54–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.1%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#202/214

$1.07B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#137/214

$4,8992024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#151/203

$7,037latest

GDP growth

annual %

#4/214

9.4%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#132/207

$4,6502024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#135/213

5%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#174/201

$3.74M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#122/205

49.7%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#71/206

11%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#183/208

10.9%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#86/187

5%latest

Gini index

0–100

#111/168

38.7latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#94/168

4.5%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#182/217

217Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#126/216

77.4latest

Urban population

% of total

#211/215

17.5%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#139/217

71.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#33/217

3.8latest

Net migration

people

#131/217

-2,7542024

Population under 15

% of total

#33/217

38.5%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#136/217

5.9%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#96/196

12.8latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#101/196

15.7latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#101/192

6.3%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#140/195

0.5latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#26/160

99.1%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#30/199

6.1%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#150/194

13.4%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#93/139

62.2%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#154/210

58.1%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#190/214

62.42022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#170/208

0.92022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#119/215

605.52024

Access to electricity

% of population

#94/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#130/198

6,879.92023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#149/202

692.32023

Electricity generation

TWh

#191/202

0.22023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#82/202

40%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#92/202

60%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#13/204

0.22024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#58/204

1.12024

Share of global CO₂

#188/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#21/193

1.72023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#113/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#140/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#85/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#115/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#101/210

0.5642024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#52/193

0.5542022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#65/193

0.3052022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#33/193

0.9452022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#18/193

1.082022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#170/193

0.542020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#168/193

0.1%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#109/189

0.7072021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#100/170

0.4182021

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