Destination Info

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Samoa

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tsunami: 100 %
  • Long Rain: 70 %
  • Earthquake: 51 %
  • Water Stress: 92 %
  • Sea Level Rise: 68 %
  • Tropical Cyclone: 70 %
  • Average: 51 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 20.6 - 25.3 °C 22.6 - 27.0 °C 23.3 - 27.6 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 21 93 100
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1229.8 mm 1524.9 mm 1536.4 mm
Annual amount of rain 22472.3 mm 21821.7 mm 21799.4 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 291 243 240

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Top 20%
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Top 20%
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Above average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: Below average
Press freedom index
Rank: Top 20%

Society Indicator Details

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Press freedom index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Above average
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Below average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Above average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Mammal species, threatened
    Bird species, threatened
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Plastic waste mismanaged

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Below average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: Above average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: About average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 20%

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Below average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: About average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Below average
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: About average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Below average
        Gini index
        Rank: Below average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Top 20%
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Above average
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: Below average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)