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Samoa
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP1.13[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5752.99[$]
Population0.20[millions]
Urbanization17.89[%]
Land Area2870.42[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 120 37.3 -3.9
Health 94 42.4 0.7
Air Quality 110 33.4 -0.3
PM2.5 65 46.3 -3.1
Household solid fuels 138 14.4 2.8
Ozone 86 43.2 4.7
Sanitation & Drinking Water 87 49.2 1.8
Sanitation 60 62.5 3.9
Drinking water 105 40.3 0.4
Heavy Metals 44 68.6 2.1
Lead 44 68.6 2.1
Waste Management 67 51.7 -
Solid waste 67 51.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 158 33.9 -7
Biodiversity 158 29.9 2.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 132 42.5 3.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 136 42.5 3.9
Marine protected areas 98 0.9 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 179 1.5 1.5
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 40 65.8 0.2
Ecosystem Services - - -
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 5 54.3 1.7
Fish Stock Status 64 8.6 3.4
Marine Trophic Index 1 100 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 141 35 -16.7
CO2 growth rate 120 30.8 -10.4
CH4 growth rate 128 48.7 -13.9
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 153 32 -59.3
Black Carbon growth rate 87 55.5 -34.1
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 174 5.9 -40
GHG per capita 62 67.3 -7.5
Pollution Emissions 130 44 -11.8
SO2 growth rate 103 58.5 16.3
NOx growth rate 145 29.6 -39.9
Agriculture 129 27.7 5.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 129 27.7 5.5
Water Resources 119 0.3 -
Wastewater treatment 119 0.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Samoa 37.3
China 37.3
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Moldova 44.4
Nicaragua 39.2
Samoa 37.3
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Djibouti 28.1
Myanmar 25.1
Issue Performance
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
Maldives 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Fiji 34.4
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Samoa 37.3
China 37.3
Senegal 30.7
Ghana 27.6
Voice & Accountability
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Samoa 37.3
Political Stability
Norway 77.7
Japan 75.1
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Uruguay 49.1
Dominica 44.6
Bhutan 39.3
Samoa 37.3
Asia-Pacific
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
China 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Fiji 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Small Island Developing States
Belize 41.9
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Samoa 37.3
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Fiji 34.4
Micronesia 33
Cabo Verde 32.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Tonga 45.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Samoa 37.3
Fiji 34.4
Guatemala 31.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
WSM