Human Development Index groups in Samoa
Samoa: Human Development Index groups was 0.708 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index groups in Samoa, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.708 for human development index groups in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index groups in Samoa peaked at 0.712 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.655, in 1995.
Samoa ranks 122nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human Development Index groups in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.655 | — |
| 1996 | 0.663 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.665 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.669 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.672 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.676 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.683 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.682 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.687 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.691 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.694 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.697 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.701 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.702 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.694 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.708 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.711 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.707 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.706 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.708 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.712 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.711 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.708 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.706 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.703 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.708 | +0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.708 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.708 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6648 | 0.655 | 0.672 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6907 | 0.676 | 0.702 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7089 | 0.706 | 0.712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7062 | 0.703 | 0.708 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index groups in Samoa?
- Human development index groups in Samoa was 0.708 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index groups recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.712 in 2016.
- What is the lowest human development index groups recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.655 in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for human development index groups?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index groups rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.