Gender in Samoa 186 indicators covering gender for Samoa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 75 2023 unchanged 123rd Women Business and the Law Index 75 2023 unchanged 123rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 250.9% 2025 up 43.5% 9th Share of female employment by economic sector 15.4% 2025 down 18.1% 83rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 101 2023 up 1.0% 65th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 38.6 2019 up 7.5% 83rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 37.9 2019 up 15.5% 102nd Total Fertility Rate 3.88 2022 down 15.9% 33rd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 16.03 2024 up 20.9% 139th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.38 years 2000 — 114th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.67 years 2000 — 125th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 6.7% 2025 down 13.4% 171st Women of reproductive age 47,901 2023 up 5.0% 178th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 32.7% 2026 down 0.3% 179th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 43.0% 2020 up 0.3% 73rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 5 2026 up 66.7% 184th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 9.8% 2026 up 60.1% 183rd Share of women in ministerial positions 23.1% 2024 up 199.7% 89th Share of women in parliament 9.8% 2025 up 60.1% 170th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 41.43 2021 up 7.1% 134th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 30.4% 2016 up 114.6% 56th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 30.3% 2016 up 9.6% 77th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 12.96 2024 up 111.7% 161st Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.19 ratio 2026 down 9.5% 152nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 281.3% 2022 up 72.8% 6th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 25.1% 2023 down 2.0% 127th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 10.4 2023 up 25.3% 174th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.9% 2023 up 16.5% 140th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 25.1% 2023 down 2.0% 137th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 21.7% 2023 up 19.2% 140th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21.9 2023 up 16.5% 131st Gender Development Index 0.968 2022 down 0.6% 95th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 41.4% 2022 down 12.3% 40th Literacy rate, adult female 97.7% 2019 down 1.4% 13th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.12 2024 down 1.0% 8th Suicide Rate 12 2021 up 2.0% 46th Female migrants 49.5% 2020 up 0.3% 99th Age at first marriage, female 23.8 2016 down 2.1% 81st Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 23.08 2024 up 199.7% 89th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 15.0% 2019 up 9.5% 110th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.67 2019 down 9.5% 167th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 22.6% 2019 unchanged 42nd Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 128 2019 down 0.8% 81st Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 6.04 2019 up 13.7% 174th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 114 2019 unchanged 132nd Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 127 2019 down 0.8% 90th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 765.69 2019 down 2.5% 18th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.2% 2026 down 6.7% 163rd Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 88.9 2020 up 10.0% 123rd Number of daily smokers, men and women 19,056 2012 down 7.8% 172nd Age at first marriage, male 27.3 2016 down 5.9% 87th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 3.93 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 7.1% 129th Rural population, female 39.2% 2015 up 3.1% 14th Rural population, male 41.8% 2015 up 2.4% 5th Urban population, female 9.3% 2015 down 7.7% 184th Urban population, male 9.8% 2015 down 12.3% 182nd Adult Literacy Rate 99.1 2021 up 0.1% 10th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →