Red List Index in Samoa
Samoa: Red List Index was 0.7699 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.7699 index
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
199th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.8051 index
in 2007
All-time low
0.7699 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Samoa, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.7699 index for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Samoa peaked at 0.8051 index in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7699 index, in 2025.
That places Samoa 199th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Red List Index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7782 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.7785 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7802 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7818 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7831 index | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.784 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7847 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7866 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7879 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7893 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7908 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7924 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7936 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7951 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7968 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.798 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7991 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7997 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8001 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8008 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8009 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8016 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8022 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8025 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8033 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.804 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8046 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8051 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8039 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8004 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7987 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7948 index | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7925 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7895 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7873 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7857 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7837 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7822 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7802 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7789 index | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7778 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7762 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7744 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7722 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7714 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7699 index | -0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.7699 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8248 index, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.7699 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8085 index, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7834 index | 0.7782 index | 0.7893 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7966 index | 0.7908 index | 0.8008 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8029 index | 0.8004 index | 0.8051 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7873 index | 0.7789 index | 0.7987 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7737 index | 0.7699 index | 0.7778 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 197 Cook Islands 0.7734 index compare
- 198 Morocco 0.7722 index compare
- 200 Kiribati 0.7691 index compare
- 201 Colombia 0.769 index compare
- 202 Solomon Islands 0.7681 index compare
More development goals data for Samoa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Samoa?
- Red list index in Samoa was 0.7699 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8051 index in 2007.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7699 index in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for red list index?
- Samoa ranks 199th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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