Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Press freedom (2025)
- 69.3/100 #44
- HDI
- 0.708
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| O le Ao o le Malo | Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II |
| Prime Minister of Samoa | Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2018)
- 6.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 13.0/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
91th pct
Rule of law (2023)
80th pct
Corruption control (2023)
76th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
69th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
43th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
81th pct
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 69.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #44 / 180
- Rank change
- -22 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #54
- 57.4
- Economic #35
- 57.5
- Legal #72
- 66.4
- Social #40
- 76.4
- Safety #49
- 88.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.3 | 44 | 57.4 | 57.5 | 66.4 | 76.4 | 88.8 |
| 2024 | 78.4 | 22 | 74.9 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 83.0 | 96.0 |
| 2023 | 82.2 | 19 | 76.9 | 72.6 | 67.9 | 94.3 | 99.1 |
| 2022 | 71.4 | 45 | 61.8 | 56.1 | 64.9 | 85.0 | 89.1 |
| 2021 | 80.8 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 81.8 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 81.8 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2018 | 83.3 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 83.6 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 81.2 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 77.7 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 78.0 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 76.2 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 17.0 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 33.0 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - |