East Asia & Pacific
Samoa in numbers Samoa is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Apia. Its population was 219,306 in 2025, ranking 182 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$5,873 in 2025.
Population 219,306 2025
GDP US$1.3 billion 2025
GDP per person US$5,873 2025
Life expectancy 71.8 2024
Area 2,840 2024
Urban share 17.5% 2025
People 219,306
2025 · +21% since 2000 · Rank 182 of 217
0.59%
2025 · 0.78% in 2000 · Rank 130 of 217
78.4
2024 · +22% since 2000 · Rank 125 of 216
17.5%
2025 · 22.0% in 2000 · Rank 215 of 217
38.1%
2025 · 40.5% in 2000 · Rank 32 of 217
6.1%
2025 · 4.5% in 2000 · Rank 137 of 217
3.80
2024 · -16% since 2000 · Rank 31 of 217
Health and living standards 71.8
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 139 of 217
14.9
2024 · -29% since 2000 · Rank 99 of 196
US$293
2023 · +384% since 2000 · Rank 116 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 88.0% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 215
101.0%
2024 · 96.7% in 2000 · Rank 87 of 190
Economy US$1.3 billion
2025 · +398% since 2000 · Rank 196 of 210
US$5,873
2025 · +312% since 2000 · Rank 131 of 210
Int$9,319
2025 · +204% since 2000 · Rank 142 of 199
4.20%
2025 · 5.09% in 2000 · Rank 75 of 210
2.21%
2025 · 0.97% in 2000 · Rank 115 of 180
5.0%
2025 · 4.7% in 2000 · Rank 102 of 187
27.6%
2025 · 34.2% in 2002 · Rank 117 of 183
22.4%
2025 · 17.4% in 2000 · Rank 11 of 176
Land and environment 2,840
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 173 of 216
57.6%
2024 · 60.7% in 2000 · Rank 38 of 214
1.60
2024 · +57% since 2000 · Rank 125 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Samoa. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.