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Samoa
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP1.25[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita6295.73[$]
Population0.20[millions]
Land Area2870.42[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 122 36.40 -7.40
Ecosystem Vitality 167 25.60 -4.90
Biodiversity 151 26.90 0.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 132 45.60 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 137 45.60 NA
Marine protected areas 101 0.80 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 175 1.40 1.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 14 65.80 NA
Species Protection Index 161 8.50 NA
Species Habitat Index 152 NA NA
Ecosystem Services NA NA NA
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 93 15.50 -17.00
Fish Stock Status 93 10.20 -34.10
Marine Trophic Index 30 20.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 142 48.60 -27.10
SO2 growth rate 162 29.90 -43.40
NOx growth rate 88 67.30 -10.70
Agriculture 122 27.70 5.50
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 129 27.70 5.50
Water Resources 123 0.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 123 0.90 NA
Health 72 44.00 1.20
Air Quality 87 36.00 0.50
PM2.5 65 39.00 -3.00
Household solid fuels 138 14.50 2.90
Ozone 86 46.00 6.20
NOx 1 100.00 9.80
SO2 7 97.80 4.50
CO 1 100.00 NA
VOC 1 100.00 NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 87 49.30 1.60
Sanitation 60 62.50 3.50
Drinking water 105 40.40 0.20
Heavy Metals 44 67.80 2.30
Lead 44 67.80 2.30
Waste Management 50 51.20 3.10
Solid waste 93 36.80 NA
Recycling 2 57.60 1.20
Ocean Plastics 3 73.60 11.10
Climate Policy 69 44.20 -14.80
Climate Change 69 44.20 -14.80
CO2 growth rate 141 13.10 -18.70
CH4 growth rate 130 28.00 -9.80
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 165 25.60 -29.50
Black Carbon growth rate 68 84.70 -3.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 21 80.10 -8.80
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 174 6.00 -46.80
GHG per capita 62 62.30 -12.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Samoa 36.4
Gambia 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
GDP per capita
Belize 50
Cabo Verde 41.9
Uzbekistan 38.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Samoa 36.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Angola 30.5
Morocco 28.4
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Issue Performance
Jamaica 45.6
Moldova 42.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Thailand 38.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Malaysia 35
Lebanon 32.2
Fiji 31.3
Turkey 26.3
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Barbados 53.2
Jamaica 45.6
Bahrain 42
Samoa 36.4
Regulatory Quality
Grenada 47.9
Brazil 43.6
Paraguay 40.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Samoa 36.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Fiji 31.3
Guatemala 28
Viet Nam 20.1
Voice and Accountability
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Saint Lucia 49.4
South Korea 46.9
Mauritius 44.8
Samoa 36.4
Rule of Law
Malta 75.2
Latvia 61.1
Spain 56.6
Lithuania 55.9
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Kiribati 49
Israel 48.2
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Mauritius 44.8
Samoa 36.4
Control of Corruption
Latvia 61.1
Spain 56.6
Botswana 54
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
South Korea 46.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Georgia 39.1
Samoa 36.4
Fiji 31.3
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Norway 59.3
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Canada 50
Kiribati 49
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Micronesia 37.4
Samoa 36.4
Asia-Pacific
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Small Island Developing States
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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