Last update: July 12, 2026
Updated dailySamoa
8 7.9 out of 10
Safety Score
Generally safe
+0.0 vs 7 days ago
Last updated: July 12, 2026 61% data coverage
Samoa has a safety score of 7.9/10 as of July 12, 2026, rated as Low risk and ranking 46th out of 248 countries worldwide. The biggest concern is crime (7.0/10), while the strongest area is conflict (8.8/10). This score is calculated daily from 40+ independent public sources.
What are the safety risk areas?
Governance 5.7/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded.
Crime 7.0/10
Health 7.8/10
Environment 8.0/10
Conflict 8.8/10
Indicator-level detail
Governance 5.7/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 25%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| inform governance | 5.8/10 | inform | 2026 |
Crime 7.0/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb homicide | 9.0/10 | worldbank | 2018 |
Health 7.8/10 · Low · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb child mortality | 9.3/10 | worldbank | 2024 |
| inform health | 10.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
| inform epidemic | 6.4/10 | inform | 2026 |
Environment 8.0/10 · Low · Coverage: 80%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| wb air pollution | 9.5/10 | worldbank | 2023 |
| inform natural | 6.9/10 | inform | 2026 |
| inform climate | 10.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
| reliefweb active disasters | 9.0/10 | reliefweb | 2026 |
Conflict 8.8/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ucdp conflict deaths | 10.0/10 | ucdp | 2025 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to travel to Samoa in 2026?
Yes, generally — Samoa is considered a safe destination: as of July 2026 it scores 7.9/10 on our daily safety index, classified as Low risk. The score is an uncertainty-weighted (Bayesian shrinkage) geometric mean of five pillars — conflict (30%), crime (25%), health (20%), governance (15%) and environment (10%) — combined with a calibrated consensus of government travel advisories, so a weak pillar drags the overall score down more than a strong one lifts it, and thin or stale data pulls a country's score toward a cautious regional baseline rather than guessing.
All five pillars score well for Samoa: even the weakest, crime (7.0/10), sits in the low-risk band, with conflict (8.8/10) leading. It is recalculated every day from public sources including government travel advisories, the Global Peace Index, the INFORM Risk Index and World Bank indicators.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Samoa?
No pillar signals a significant risk for Samoa: even its weakest area, crime, scores 7.0/10, well inside the low-risk band, and its five pillars range from 7.0/10 to 8.8/10. For travelers this means normal, common-sense precautions are enough.
What do government travel advisories say about Samoa?
As of July 2026, Samoa has 10 government travel advisories on record. The overall picture is reassuring: most governments advise only normal precautions for Samoa, and none currently raises it above a low-level advisory.
How does Samoa compare to nearby countries?
| Country | Score | Conflict | Crime | Health | Governance | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.0 |
| Australia | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
| Fiji | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Vanuatu | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
| Samoa | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 8.0 |
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Where does the data come from?
- advisoriesFresh
Travel advisories from 37 governments worldwide including US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Slovakia, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Finland, Hong Kong, Brazil, Austria, Philippines, Belgium, Denmark, Singapore, Romania, Serbia, Estonia, Croatia, Argentina, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Portugal
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- informFresh
INFORM Risk Index -- hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacity
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- reliefwebFresh
ReliefWeb -- humanitarian situation reports and disaster alerts
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- ucdpFresh
UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (Uppsala Conflict Data Program) -- state-based and one-sided conflict deaths, via the Our World in Data mirror (CC-BY)
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- worldbankFresh
World Bank Development Indicators -- child mortality and PM2.5 air pollution
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026