Samoa

Oceania · Polynesia

Samoa

Independent State of Samoa
Oceania · Polynesia · Capital: Apia

Quick facts about Samoa

Official name	Independent State of Samoa
Capital	Apia
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Polynesia
Population	216,663 people (world rank 181)
Area	2,842 km²
Density	76 people/km²
Share of world population	0.003% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$1 billion
Urbanisation	17.5% urban population
Life expectancy	71.7 years
Currency	Samoan tālā (T) — WST
Languages	English, Samoan
Internet domain	`.ws`
Calling code	+685
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$4,823 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.8 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	12.6 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1.5 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	57.8% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Samoa did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -13.6°, -172.3°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.