Samoa

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 6,057.20 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 222,382 HDI (2022): 0.70
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 109
Score: 45.8
Vulnerability 0.521
Readiness 0.436

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Samoa places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Samoa is the 39th most vulnerable country and the 86th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ranking
107
107
109
109
109
108
108
113
118
121
120
104
109
110
114
110
110
105
109
98
99
103
102
103
102
104
105
109
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.521
Food
0.594
Projected change of cereal yields
0.906
Projected population change
0.186
Food import dependency
0.491
Rural population
0.888
Agriculture capacity
0.969
Child malnutrition
0.127
Water
0.399
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.213
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.384
Health
0.530
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.447
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.877
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.577
Ecosystem Services
0.563
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.754
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.237
Protected biome
0.401
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.862
Human Habitat
0.550
Projected change of warm periods
0.339
Projected change of flood hazard
0.703
Urban concentration
0.112
Age dependency ratio
0.727
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.867
Infrastructure
0.487
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.451
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.532
Electricity access
0.017
Disaster preparedness
0.950