ECONOMY

Samoa

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Income Group

Lower middle income

Poverty Rate (2013) below $3.65 a day

10.5%

HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX (2020)

0.55

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IndicatorSamoaDifference to regional medianDifference to income group medianDifference to median of all economiesNumber of economies
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women), ages 15-19, 202143.6+10.5-11.6+10.5217
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, 202112.8+2.7-2.6-1.3186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Female, 202119.9+8.8-1.3+3.3186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Male, 20218.3-1.00-5.1-3.8186
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, 202142.2+9.9+7.9+7.8188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Female, 202156.3+14.7+10.2+13.0188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Male, 202128.3+6.3+9.3+4.9188
Adult unemployment rate (%), 20217.3+4.6+2.6+2.5188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Female, 202111.2+8.3+5.7+5.8188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Male, 20215.0+2.2+0.66+0.29188
Asylum seekers, 2021160-314-6.7k-1.5k194
BCG vaccination rate (%), 202192-3+3-1154
Child mortality rate (per 1,000 children aged 5), ages 5-14, 20212.3-1.8-2.6-0.52196
Current health expenditure (% of GDP), 20216.8+0.53+1.4-0.10187
DTP vaccination rate, third dose (%), 202185-50-5193
DTP vaccination, 1st dose (% of infants), 202196-0.50+6+1193
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%), 202117.1+4.0+2.0+4.3157
Government expenditure on education (% GPD), 20215.2+1.2+1.3+0.95165
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), 202117.6-45.6-3.9-37.7127
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), Female, 202123.6-38.6+1.8-39.6123
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), Male, 202111.8-37.8-7.7-36.4123
Hepatitis B vaccination, third dose (%), 202185-50-4189
Internally displaced persons of concern to UNHCR, 20210000194
Labor force participation rate (%), 202157.8-9.9-7.9-7.8188
Life expectancy at birth (years), 202172.8+0.89+4.9+0.31210
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), 2021100.4+6.1+20.1+8.6132
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), Female, 2021104.0+9.5+18.3+10.6132
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), Male, 202197.0+4.3+25.5+7.4132
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20216.4-2.5-11.5-2.5196
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), 202122.3-39.9-7.2-29.6125
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), Female, 202123.6-35.1-6.1-27.5123
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), Male, 202121.1-37.9-8.7-29.2123
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, 2021382.2-3.2k-45.3k-14.5k138
Out of school children, primary (%), 20211.1-1.6-4.7-2.9140
Over-age lower secondary students (%), 202110.3+3.5-7.2+5.7131
Over-age lower secondary students (%), Female, 20219.0+4.1-2.9+4.9130
Over-age lower secondary students (%), Male, 202111.6+3.6-7.7+6.5130
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule, 202150-34-21.5-33181
Percentage of live births who received hepatitis-B-containing vaccine within 24 hours of birth, 2021890+15-2.5100
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202177-18-5.5-16193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine, 202162-30-18-27193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the last dose of rotavirus-containing vaccine (2nd or 3rd dose depending on vaccine used), 202130-45-46-50115
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of Hib-containing vaccine, 202185-20-5191
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202180-7-3-9193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of pneumococcal conjugate-containing vaccine (PCV), 20213-73-75-83153
Population mid-year estimates (millions), 2021218.8k-1.1m-12.4m-6.5m217
Population with basic sanitation services (%), 202197.6+7.2+30.0+5.3196
Pre-primary school gross enrollment ratio (%), 202141.4-35.70-10.371
Pre-primary school gross enrollment ratio (%), Female, 202143.4-33.4+0.08-8.371
Pre-primary school gross enrollment ratio (%), Male, 202139.6-37.70-11.671
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), 202161.8+40.0+46.4+39.8196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Female, 202173.0+47.1+50.7+48.3196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Male, 202150.6+33.5+42.3+31.8196
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average), 20215.6+0.00-6.3-4.2116
Primary school completion rate (%)�, 2021100.5+1.4+9.5+3.4134
Primary school completion rate (%)�, Female, 2021100.5+0.54+6.2+2.8133
Primary school completion rate (%)�, Male, 2021100.4+1.6+10.5+3.6133
Proportion of population using at least basic drinking water services, 202198.30+12.9+1.3198
Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home, 202172.0-9.2+14.1+12.282
Refugees under UNHCR�s mandate, 20215-176-6.8k-1.2k187
Schools with basic drinking water services (%), 202199.9+14.4+29.8+8.4142
Schools with basic hygiene services (%), 202186.9+3.6+16.4-8.0139
Schools with basic sanitation services (%), 202199.9+12.4+26.4+7.2146
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births), 20217.6-1.1-6.1-1.2193
Stunting rate, 20217.2-8.1-12.7-6.3159
Under-five mortality rate, 202116.6-3.1-13.6+1.2196
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Survey Estimates, 20217.7+2.4+3.1+2.2160
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, 202129.6+9.0-2.0-0.41186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Female, 202141.9+20.4+5.9+9.1186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Male, 202120.9-0.00-7.3-6.1186
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, 202157.0-0.08-8.1-4.6188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Female, 202165.9+2.3-5.8-0.51188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Male, 202148.5-4.8-10.0-7.2188
Youth literacy rate (%), ages 15-24, 202199.10+4.9+0.0559
Youth literacy rate (%), ages 15-24, Female, 202199.4-0.01+5.9+0.1859
Youth literacy rate (%), ages 15-24, Male, 202198.80+4.8-0.2059
Youth mortality rate (per 1,000 youth aged 15), ages 15-24, 20217.3-2.1-2.8-1.2196
Youth not in employment, education or training (%), 202129.8+14.9+4.6+10.8187
Youth unemployment rate (%), 202120.7+10.4+6.1+6.1188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Female, 202131.1+20.8+13.6+15.5188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Male, 202114.0+3.9+0.66+0.04188