Samoa

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 6,996.84 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 216,663 HDI (2023): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 103
Score: 45.4
Vulnerability 0.513
Readiness 0.421

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 44th most vulnerable country and the 79th 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 23
Ranking
121
121
120
120
119
120
121
128
130
135
120
103
105
106
111
108
108
105
108
95
100
103
97
94
96
97
99
106
103
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.513
Food
0.593
Projected change of cereal yields
0.906
Projected population change
0.186
Food import dependency
0.478
Rural population
0.889
Agriculture capacity
0.969
Child malnutrition
0.128
Water
0.396
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.213
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.988
Access to reliable drinking water
0.384
Health
0.490
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
0.236
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.887
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
0.554
Projected change of warm periods
0.339
Projected change of flood hazard
0.703
Urban concentration
0.111
Age dependency ratio
0.752
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.867
Infrastructure
0.483
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
Disaster preparedness
0.950