Samoa's hdi rose from 0.7 in 1995 to 0.7 in 2023.
Samoa · Quality of life
Human development, happiness, safety, access and environment.
14 indicators · 12 with data
Composite
Longevity
Samoa's life expectancy rose from 69.5 yrs in 1995 to 71.8 yrs in 2024.
Samoa's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 61.3 yrs in 2000 to 61.6 yrs in 2021.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
49th of 77 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific*
Samoa's gini index fell from 40.7 in 2002 to 38.7 in 2013.
Air
Samoa's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 5.0 in 1994 to 4.6 in 2023.
Crime
Samoa's homicide rate fell from 8.4 /100k in 2009 to 6.3 /100k in 2018.
Access
Samoa's safe drinking water rose from 60.2 % in 2000 to 62.5 % in 2024.
Samoa's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 84.0 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.
Adoption
Samoa's internet users rose from 0.0 % in 1990 to 21.2 % in 2014.
Attainment
Samoa's expected years of schooling rose from 11.6 yrs in 1994 to 12.4 yrs in 2023.
Unemployment
Samoa's unemployment rose from 3.5 % in 1996 to 5.0 % in 2025.
Gender
Samoa's women in parliament rose from 4.1 % in 1997 to 9.8 % in 2025.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Samoa.
- Life satisfactionNo data
- Housing cost overburden rateNo data