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Samoa
East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · capital Apia
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old71.8years
Ranks 139 of 217 in 2024
4% below world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old14.9per 1,000 live births
Ranks 98 of 196 in 2024
about the same world median · 13% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old101per 100,000 live births
Ranks 130 of 194 in 2023
1.1× above world median · 23% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2019 · 7 years old7.3% of under-5s
Ranks 12 of 46 in 2019
51% below world median · 59% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old6.78% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
7% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.80births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.0× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2019 · 7 years old98.0% of adults 15+
Ranks 12 of 56 in 2019
6% above world median · 3% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 56 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old101.0% gross
Ranks 55 of 134 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2024 · 2 years old5.46% of GDP
Ranks 11 of 40 in 2024
28% above world median · 19% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old5,873current US$
Ranks 110 of 186 in 2025
25% below world median · 12% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old9,319international $
Ranks 130 of 185 in 2025
54% below world median · 43% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2013 · 13 years old4.5% of population
Ranks 56 of 77 in 2013
2.8× above world median · 48% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 77 countries reporting in 2013 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2013 · 13 years old38.7index, 0–100
Ranks 49 of 77 in 2013
7% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 77 countries reporting in 2013 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.0% of labour force
Ranks 86 of 182 in 2025
about the same world median · 64% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old2.2% per year
Not ranked — no better end
27% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old62.5% of population
Ranks 99 of 148 in 2024
23% below world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2014 · 12 years old21.2% of population
Ranks 140 of 201 in 2014
54% below world median · 40% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 201 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old1.60t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
37% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old219.3kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
97% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Samoa has no figure in this dataset for Military spending. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.