Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
14.90 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 87/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Samoa
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Apia
Rank #80 of scored countries.
Survival
67.8
Living
49.7
Governance
65.9
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.56 per 1,000(2021)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
21.90 %(2018)
Normalized: 70/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
62.50 %(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
3.60 %(2023)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.00 %(2025)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
12.98 %(2025)
Normalized: 74/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
5.46 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 55/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
8,737 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 6/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
6.78 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 38/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.17 %(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
71.83 years(2024)
Normalized: 53/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
38.70 0–100 index(2013)
Normalized: 49/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.69 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 63/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.43 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 60/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.05 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 81/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.89 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 77/100 · higher is better
History
Samoa — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -1.1 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 52.6 | 71.8 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 52.9 | 72.7 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 52.8 | 78.0 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 52.6 | 76.3 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 52.7 | 70.0 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 50.4 | 70.9 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 50.4 | 66.2 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 49.1 | 61.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 48.4 | 56.0 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 48.3 | 47.2 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 48.1 | 73.5 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 48.3 | 80.9 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 48.5 | 73.4 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 50.1 | 84.1 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 50.2 | 76.9 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 48.7 | 59.4 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 49.8 | 70.5 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 49.9 | 72.8 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 50.0 | 77.7 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 50.2 | 80.2 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 50.1 | 82.5 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 48.5 | 83.5 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 48.6 | 83.9 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 48.6 | 82.4 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 47.8 | 82.8 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 47.8 | 54.9 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 70.6 | 58.8 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 71.0 | 58.5 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 70.4 | 59.3 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 69.6 | 59.1 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 68.9 | 59.7 | — |
| 1996 | 62.3 | 60 | 68.3 | 59.5 | 56.4 |
| 1997 | 61.9 | 62 | 67.6 | 59.4 | 56.4 |
| 1998 | 61.5 | 65 | 66.6 | 59.4 | 56.2 |
| 1999 | 60.3 | 67 | 67.7 | 54.9 | 56.2 |
| 2000 | 57.0 | 73 | 65.5 | 47.6 | 56.7 |
| 2001 | 58.2 | 71 | 70.3 | 45.6 | 56.5 |
| 2002 | 58.7 | 72 | 72.3 | 44.8 | 56.2 |
| 2003 | 58.2 | 71 | 70.4 | 45.8 | 55.9 |
| 2004 | 55.0 | 90 | 69.9 | 38.7 | 53.8 |
| 2005 | 59.0 | 69 | 69.3 | 45.3 | 61.6 |
| 2006 | 57.6 | 72 | 68.5 | 43.6 | 59.7 |
| 2007 | 56.0 | 83 | 67.4 | 41.2 | 58.7 |
| 2008 | 54.8 | 86 | 66.0 | 40.6 | 56.7 |
| 2009 | 54.8 | 89 | 64.4 | 43.6 | 55.0 |
| 2010 | 56.4 | 81 | 64.3 | 49.0 | 54.2 |
| 2011 | 54.9 | 89 | 64.2 | 45.1 | 53.7 |
| 2012 | 54.3 | 97 | 61.8 | 46.6 | 53.0 |
| 2013 | 57.0 | 82 | 64.8 | 49.2 | 55.7 |
| 2014 | 59.5 | 70 | 64.7 | 53.4 | 59.6 |
| 2015 | 57.4 | 80 | 64.3 | 48.0 | 59.5 |
| 2016 | 56.5 | 86 | 63.6 | 44.7 | 61.3 |
| 2017 | 56.4 | 86 | 63.1 | 43.6 | 63.4 |
| 2018 | 55.9 | 92 | 62.7 | 41.7 | 64.7 |
| 2019 | 57.6 | 87 | 63.4 | 45.6 | 65.0 |
| 2020 | 58.6 | 79 | 63.9 | 47.4 | 65.7 |
| 2021 | 58.9 | 79 | 64.7 | 48.3 | 64.4 |
| 2022 | 59.5 | 77 | 67.1 | 46.9 | 64.9 |
| 2023 | 60.6 | 78 | 67.6 | 48.4 | 66.6 |
| 2024 | 60.9 | 80 | 68.0 | 49.3 | 65.5 |
| 2025 | 61.0 | 80 | 67.8 | 49.7 | 65.9 |
| 2026 | 61.1 | 79 | 67.3 | 50.4 | 66.2 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Samoa.