Samoa: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As	Western Samoa • Independent State of Western Samoa • Malo Sa’aloto Tuto’atasi o Samoa I Sisifo
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Capital	Apia
Population	(2025 est.) 212,800
Head Of State	O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State): Vaaletoa Sualauvi II
Form Of Government	mix of parliamentary democracy and Samoan customs with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [50¹])
Official Languages	Samoan²
Official Religion	none
Official Name	Malo Sa’oloto Tuto’atasi o Samoa (Independent State of Samoa)
Total Area (Sq Km)	2,830
Total Area (Sq Mi)	1,093
Monetary Unit	tala (SAT)
Population Rank	(2025) 190
Population Projection 2030	207,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2025) 194.7
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2025) 75.2
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2022) 17.3% • Rural: (2022) 82.7%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2021) 74 years • Female: (2021) 77 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2021) 99% • Female: (2021) 99%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2023) 911
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2023) 4,200
¹Forty-seven seats are reserved for ethnic Samoans; women must constitute at least 10 percent of the assembly.²Samoan became the official language per the Samoan Language Commission Act 2014, though all legislative activity is to be conducted in both Samoan and English per constitution.