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Samoa

Samoa / WS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Samoa in numbers.

Area2,840 kmยฒWorld # 173 โ†’Population219.3KWorld # 181 โ†’Population density77.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 124 โ†’Life expectancy71.8 yearsWorld # 137 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,873World # 130 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Samoa across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,840 kmยฒWorld # 173 / 2023 โ†’Population219.3KWorld # 181 / 2025 โ†’Population density77.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 124 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.6%World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.8World # 31 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 52 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 153 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.9 yearsWorld # 196 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.1%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1438.1%World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Urban population17.5%World # 213 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-2.8KWorld # 124 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-12.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 207 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.8%World # 153 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.8 yearsWorld # 137 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.6 yearsWorld # 106 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 134 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate23.1%World # 59 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,873World # 130 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.3BWorld # 198 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 9,319World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.2%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.2%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13%World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)38.7World # 54 / 2013 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.5%World # 36 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people4.6 per million peopleWorld # 95 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,116 kcal/dayWorld # 72 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person109 kg/person/yearWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production11.8 tWorld # 77 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area57.6%World # 32 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.1 tWorld # 156 / 2024 โ†’Internet use21.2%World # 191 / 2014 โ†’Mobile subscriptions62.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 190 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 56 / 2018 โ†’Road traffic death rate13 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament9.8%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals23.9KWorld # 190 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 23.1MWorld # 168 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2016 / 94.2%Main languageSamoanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportCricket191 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSamoanLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyTalaWSTDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country