Samoa

Indicators

HEALTH | EDUCATIONAL | ECONOMIC | POLITICAL

GENERAL INDICATORS
 
HDI Rank 75
GDP (US $ Bill.)20040.4
GDP (PPP US $ Bill.)20041
GDP Per Capita (PPP US $)20045613
   
GDI Rank 63
GDI Value 0.77
GEM Rank ..
GEM Value ..
   
Total Population (Mill.)19750.2
 20040.2
 20150.2
 200689
Total Female Population (in '000)1990-2004..
Population living below $ 1 a day in Percentage1990-2003..
Population living below the national poverty line in Percentage   
 
HEALTH INDICATORS
 
Total Fertility Rate (Births per Woman) 1970-755.7
  2000-054.4
Maternal Mortality Ratio (Adjusted per 100000 live births) 2000130
Probability of Female Survival at birth to 65 yrs  2000-0578.4
Probability of Male Survival at birth to 65 yrs 2000-0565.5
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) 200470.5
Female Life Expectancy at Birth (Yrs) 73.9
Male Life Expectancy at Birth  (Yrs) 68
Population without sustainable access to safe water in Percentage 0
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EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS
 
Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio* in Percentage 200474
Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio (F) in Percentage 76
Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio (M) in Percentage 72
Female Legislators, Officials & Managers (% of Total) ..
Female Professionals & Technical Workers (% of Total) ..
Adult Literacy Rate (% ages 15 and older) 2004..
Female Adult Literacy Rate ( % ages 15 and older) ..
Female Adult Literacy Rate (as % of Male Rate) ..
Female Youth Literacy Rate (% ages 15-24) ..
Female Youth Literacy Rate (as % of Male Rate) ..
Net Primary Enrolment Female Ratio (in %) 91
Net Primary Enrolment Ratio of Female to Male  1
Net Secondary Enrolement Female Ratio (in %) 70
Net Secondary Enrolment Ratio of Female to Male 1.14
Gross Tertiary Enrolment Female Ratio (in %) 7
Gross Tertiary Enrolment Ratio Female to Male  0.94
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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
   
Estimated Female Earned Income( PPP US$) 3046
Estimated Male Earned Income (PPP US $) 7980
Ratio of Female to Male Estimated Earned Income 0.38
Female Economic Activity Rate (% ages 15 and older) 39.6
Female Economic Activity ( index, 1990=100, ages 15 and older) 101
Female Economic Activity ( as % of male rates, ages 15 and older)  51
Female Employment Agriculture (%) ..
Male Employment Agriculture (%) ..
Female Employment Industry (%) ..
Male Employment Industry (%) ..
Female Employment Services (%) ..
Male Employment in Services (%) ..
Women Contributing Family Workers (%) ..
Men Contributing Family Workers (%) ..
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POLITICAL INDICATORS
 
Seats in Parliament  (Women as % of Total) 4.1
 Female Suffrage Granted (Year) 1948, 1990
Elections Contesting Rights (Year) 1948, 1990
Year of First Woman Elected 1976 A
Women Ministers (as  % of total) 7.7
Seats held in Lower/Single House by Women (as % of Total) 4.1
Seats held in Upper House/Senate by Women (as % of Total)  
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Source : UNDP HDR 2006

Notes:

.. Data Not Available

a.Data refer to medium-variant projections.

* For Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Schools