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Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, a part of Oceania, which is in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands, two smaller, inhabited islands, and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.4
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 1 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Apia
- Population
- 205,557 inh.
- Area
- 2,842 km²
- Currency
- WST
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
Head of Government
Naomi Mataʻafa
Government in office 1 members
Premier ministre des Samoa
Leuatea Polataivao
Parliament
Fono
51 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1 G$
GDP / capita
5,873 $
Growth
4.2 %
Inflation
2.2 %
Unemployment
5.0 %
Life expectancy
71.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI · RSF 2026
Freedoms (Freedom House)
84/100
Press freedom (RSF)
64/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
0 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Pièces auto
- 21% Poisson
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
-
Samoa américaines
34%
-
États-Unis
15%
Import partners
-
Nouvelle-Zélande
21%
-
Chine
15%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
35%
-
GBR
36%
-
FRA
41%
-
DEU
41%
-
RUS
47%
-
CHN
62%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-08-29
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.708/1
Refugees originating
17
National anthem
Samoa Tula’i
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,215 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,699, or ×1.4.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)