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Samoa

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Samoa
Published: 2026

Region: Oceania
Capital: Apia
Currency: Samoan Tālā (WST)
Density: 71 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.01

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 101st
In Oceania: 10th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 27%· KPMG / EY
46.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 71 / km²· UN WPP
70.0
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $6,253· IMF WEO 2026
29.8
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74 years· WHO / UN
56.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.4 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
60.6
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 8%· ILO / SECO
74.2
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
54.6
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Samoa holds 101st of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.01 — sits in the upper-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, a clear structural constraint.