Independent State of Samoa
Country Information
Capital City
Apia
Government and Legal Status
Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State
His Highness Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II
Head of Government
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiona Sailele Malielegaoi
Official Languages
English
Samoan
Official Currency
Tala
Memberships
1962 – Independence
1965 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1970 – Member of the Commonwealth
1971 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1976 – United Nations
1996 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
1996 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
2013 – PRIF
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
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Samoa WS NBSAP.pdf2.09 MB
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Samoa SDS 1617-1920.pdf1.24 MB
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Samoa NESP 2017-2021.pdf2.81 MB
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Samoa INDC.pdf260.92 KB
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Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 97.0% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 91.0% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | 49.0% |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 96.8% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 26.8% |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | 10.9 |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 1.03 |
Transport
| Faleolo International Airport | 1 |
| Total road network (km) | 2337 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | 14% |
| Number of international ports | 1 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 58.8% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 48.5% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation (2017) | 98.0% |
| Percentage of population using least basic drinking services (2017) | 97.0% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 3.5 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 4.3 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 6.9 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 4.4 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document