Samoa
Classified as:
- Country
Key facts:
- Country Long: Samoa
- Currency: Samoan tala
- Capital City: Apia
- Region: Polynesia
- Continent: Oceania
- Demonym: Samoan
- Latitude: -13°58′S
- Longitude: -172°33′W
- Agricultural Land: 494.10
- Forest Area: 1,616.70 m²
- Land Area: 2,780.00 m²
- Rural Land: 2,817.36
- Urban Land: 46.68
- Expense Pct Gdp: 35.08%
- Gdp: 832,422,000.00
- Inflation: 10.96
- Self Employed Pct: 30.77%
- Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 25.02%
- Unemployment Pct: 10.31%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 28.07%
- Electricity Access Pct: 98.30%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 37.57%
- Co2 Emissions: 206.50
- Methane Emissions: 267.32
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 50.49
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: 130.06
- Urban Population Under 5M: 1.39
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 5.33%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 202.43
- Hospital Beds: 1.00
- Suicide Rate: 12.60
- Birth Rate: 27.25
- Death Rate: 5.34
- Fertility Rate: 3.93
- Internet Pct: 78.25%
- Life Expectancy: 73.00
- Net Migration: -882
- Population Female: 109,007
- Population Male: 113,375
- Population: 222,382
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 12.96%
- Rural Population: 183,207
- Urban Population: 39,175
- Press: 4.28
- Democracy Type: Unknown
- Median Age: 16.70
- Political Leader: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (Prime Minister)
News
Here is the latest on Samoa:
Title | Source | Date |
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Argentina beats Samoa to reach Rugby World Cup quarterfinals contention | France 24 | 2023-09-22 |
Doug Emhoff will become the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa | WT | 2023-07-19 |
Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands push | Independent | 2023-07-19 |
Population
The country has a total population of 222,382 (0.0% of worldwide)
The average net migration is -882 (-0.4% of pop)
The population density is around 80 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 222,382
The male share is 51.0% and female 49.0%
The urban population represent 17.6% and rural 82.4%
The median age is 16.7
Age distribution:
Age group | Pop | Share | |
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0 | 29,228 | 13.14% | |
5 | 28,551 | 12.84% | |
10 | 25,769 | 11.59% | |
15 | 21,491 | 9.66% | |
20 | 18,088 | 8.13% | |
25 | 16,747 | 7.53% | |
30 | 13,791 | 6.20% | |
35 | 11,321 | 5.09% | |
40 | 11,124 | 5.00% | |
45 | 10,829 | 4.87% | |
50 | 9,206 | 4.14% | |
55 | 8,132 | 3.66% | |
60 | 6,500 | 2.92% | |
65 | 4,781 | 2.15% | |
70 | 3,078 | 1.38% | |
75 | 1,932 | 0.87% | |
80 | 1,812 | 0.81% |
Location
Samoa is located in Polynesia, Oceania
The total country area is 2,780 km² (0.0% of worldwide)
Apia is the capital
Cities
There are 137 cities in Samoa in our database, they represent 52.40% of the population of the country altogether
UNESCO sites
There are 0 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Samoa:
List of sites
Site | Type | Date inscribed |
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Politics
Samoa democracy type is: Unknown
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: we don't have data on this country
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2256
Political parties
There are 3 parties in our database
GDP Evolution
The country GDP is 0.00084% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $3,743.21 and the GDP per km² is $299,432.37
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 206 kt CO2 / yr (0.00064% of worlwide)
Artists
There are 1 artists in our database for Samoa:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
Artist | Born | Dead |
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Richard Wentworth | 1947 |
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for Samoa
09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
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Cases | 0 | 0 | nan% | 16,607 |
Deaths | 0 | 0 | nan% | 29 |
Case Fatality | nan% | nan% | nan% | 0.17% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, Samoa
There have been a total of 29 deaths related to COVID-19 in Samoa, 0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (nan%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, Samoa
There have been a total 16,607 cases related to COVID-19 in Samoa, 0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (nan%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past