Poverty & Inequality in Samoa 13 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Samoa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys 2025 down 100.0% 147th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.83 live births per woman 2023 down 14.7% 34th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.4% 2023 up 18.6% 54th Gender Inequality Index 0.416 2023 — 66th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1224 2023 up 1.0% 77th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1224 2023 up 1.0% 77th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1292 2023 down 3.7% 109th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2374 2023 down 9.0% 93rd Population living in slums 34.6% 2022 up 1,769.5% 66th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.609 2023 — 80th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.609 2023 — 80th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.609 2023 — 80th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.0% 2023 down 44.6% 36th