Independent State of Samoa · Apia · 210.2K people · australia-oceania
Governmentparliamentary republicArea2.8K km²Sanctioned entities2Active conflicts0CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
84/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 4.75%inflation pct: 2.17%unemployment pct: 4.86%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
100/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 2is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
84/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 71.8literacy rate: 98.00%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
16Stable
Security
0Stable
Economic
29Moderate
Regulatory
0Stable
Operational
10Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
No high-severity events for Samoain this window. Either there genuinely isn’t much — or our sources haven’t caught it yet.
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations
Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit
Several Pacific Islands Forum leaders, including Solomon Islands' Matthew Wale, Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka, and Vanuatu's Jotham Napat, withdrew from a Palau summit, significantly weakening discussions on regional climate resilience and security initiatives ahead of COP31.
The GuardianSolomon Islands · Australia · Fiji
Geopolitical Politics
RFK Jr lied to lawmakers about Samoa work trip, new letter suggests
The Independent
Geopolitical Politics
Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
Washington Times
Other
Documents refute RFK Jr.‘s Senate testimony that his Samoa visit had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
uk
Geopolitical Politics
RFK Jr told Congress a trip to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines.’ A letter from 2019 says otherwise
The Independent
Newly-obtained letter refutes RFK Jr’s claims to lawmakers about work trip
The Independent
Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
The Independent
Predatory flatworm released in Samoa in 1990s linked to native snail extinctions
Times of India
Why Tallis Duncan could be the answer for Australia's World Cup shortage
ABC Grandstand Sport
Chiefs sign premiership winger To'o away from Panthers
ABC Grandstand Sport
+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Samoa will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.
