Gender in Samoa

186 indicators covering gender for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.1% 109th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.708 2023 up 0.3% 122nd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 8,150 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 3.1% 134th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 49.6% 2025 up 1.0% 162nd
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.04 2024 down 5.3% 97th
Gender Development Index 0.955 2023 down 0.2% 113th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.955 2023 down 0.2% 113th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.955 2023 down 0.2% 113th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7191 2023 up 0.2% 119th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.5% 9th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year 2023 up 304.3% 15th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 34.1 2016 up 4.0% 1st
Population 218,019 2024 up 9.0% 173rd
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.83 2024 up 1.0% 139th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 41.42 2022 down 12.3% 40th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.9% 2023 up 16.5% 129th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.9% 2023 up 16.5% 131st
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 25.1% 2023 down 2.0% 127th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 87.35 2016 up 7.1% 118th
Sex ratio at birth 107.38 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 16th
Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females 2023 192nd
Sex ratio at age 5 104.51 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.1% 116th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 107.38 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 16th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 1.2% 2023 down 17.1% 101st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.4% 2023 up 3.0% 66th
Sex ratio at age 60 97.38 males per 100 females 2023 down 7.0% 80th
Male population by age group 14,640 people 2023 down 0.8% 180th
Female population by age group 13,642 people 2023 down 2.0% 180th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 170th
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 162nd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 110th
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th