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Samoa

Independent State of Samoa · Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa

Capital
Apia
Population
219,306 2025
Area
2,842 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of SamoaSAMOAApiaAMERICANSAMOAWALLISAND FUTUNASouthPacific Ocean0100 km
Samoa hatched and ringed, Apia marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 13.8°S 172.1°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Samoa is an island country in Polynesia, with no land border. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Apia is Nuku'alofa, in Tonga, 891 km away. With 2,842 km², it is about the size of Luxembourg and Mauritius and ranks 167th of 195 by area.

219,306 people lived in Samoa in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 18 countries have fewer. On average, 77 people live on each km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 17.5% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$5,873 in current US dollars: 111th of 191 worldwide, 9th of 14 in Oceania. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 71.8 years. The latest World Bank figure for internet use (2014) is older than 2018, so it appears in the table with its year but is not ranked or compared here.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Western hemispheres. Directly through the Earth from Apia, the antipode falls on land, in Niger.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

MeasureFigureWorldOceania
Population219,3062025, World Bank176th of 1947th of 14
Area2,842 km²world-countries167th of 1957th of 14
GDPUS$1.3 billion2025, World Bank, current US$180th of 1917th of 14
GDP per capitaUS$5,8732025, World Bank, current US$111th of 1919th of 14
Population density77 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries108th of 1947th of 14
Life expectancy71.8 years2024, World Bank117th of 1944th of 14
Urban population17.5%2025, World Bank192nd of 19413th of 14
Forest area57.6% of land2024, World Bank35th of 1947th of 14
Population growth+0.59% a year2025, World Bank122nd of 1948th of 14
Internet users21.2%2014, World Bank; older than 2018, not ranked——
Fertility rate3.80 births per woman2024, World Bank31st of 1941st of 14
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 1952nd of 14
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaLuxembourg, Mauritius and Cape Verde

Closest in populationSão Tomé and Príncipe, Saint Lucia and Barbados

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

  • Tonga891 km
    Apia to Nuku'alofa
  • Tuvalu1,150 km
    Apia to Funafuti
  • Fiji1,153 km
    Apia to Suva

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Western
Capital
Apia
13.84°S 171.74°W
Northernmost latitude
13.47°S
Southernmost latitude
14.05°S
Westernmost longitude
172.78°W
Easternmost longitude
171.45°W
North to south
about 65 km
Antipode of Apia
13.84°N 8.26°E
on land, in Niger