Government of Canada
Level 1Exercise normal security precautions
Updated: Sep 24, 2026 Source
Last successfully checked: Oct 1, 2026
Last update: October 10, 2026
Updated dailyIs It Safe to Travel to Samoa Right Now?
Generally safe
8 7.9 out of 10
Safety Score
Last updated: October 10, 2026 61% data coverage
Samoa has a safety score of 7.9/10 as of October 10, 2026, rated as Low risk and ranking 44th out of 248 countries worldwide. The biggest concern is crime (7.2/10), while the strongest area is conflict (8.9/10). It combines 18 government travel advisories and 4 other public datasets and is recalculated daily.
What are the safety risk areas?
Governance 5.8/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded.
Crime 7.2/10
Health 7.9/10
Environment 8.1/10
Conflict 8.9/10
Indicator-level detail
Governance 5.8/10 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 Index | 5.8/10 | inform | 2026 |
Crime 7.2/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank Intentional-Homicide Rate (population-reliability scaled) | 9.0/10 | worldbank | 2018 |
Health 7.9/10 · Low · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank Child Mortality Rate | 9.3/10 | worldbank | 2024 |
| INFORM Health Risk Index | 10.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
| INFORM Epidemic Risk Index | 6.4/10 | inform | 2026 |
Environment 8.1/10 · Low · Coverage: 80%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 9.5/10 | worldbank | 2023 |
| INFORM Natural Hazard Risk | 6.9/10 | inform | 2026 |
| INFORM Climate Risk | 10.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
| ReliefWeb Active Humanitarian Disasters | 9.0/10 | reliefweb | 2026 |
Conflict 8.9/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCDP Conflict-Death Count (log-normalized) | 10.0/10 | ucdp | 2025 |
See how these scores are calculated on the Methodology page.
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What do governments say?
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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 October 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%).
A weak pillar drags the overall score down more than a strong one lifts it, and the mix also folds in a calibrated consensus of government travel advisories. Thin or stale data pulls a country's score toward a cautious regional baseline instead of guessing — see our methodology page for the full statistical detail.
All five pillars score well for Samoa: even the weakest, crime (7.2/10), sits in the low-risk band, with conflict (8.9/10) leading. It combines 18 government travel advisories and 4 other public datasets and is recalculated daily.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Samoa?
No pillar signals a significant risk for Samoa: even its weakest area, crime, scores 7.2/10, well inside the low-risk band, and its five pillars range from 7.2/10 to 8.9/10. For travelers this means normal, common-sense precautions are enough.
What do government travel advisories say about Samoa?
As of October 2026, Samoa has 18 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 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.0 |
| Australia | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Fiji | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Vanuatu | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| Samoa | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 8.1 |
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Where does the data come from?
- advisoriesFresh
Travel advisories from 18 governments: US State Department, UK FCDO, Government of Canada, Australian Government, German Federal Foreign Office, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand SafeTravel, Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs, Austrian Federal Ministry (BMEIA), Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy Viaggiare Sicuri, Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Bureau of Consular Affairs, Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- informFresh
INFORM Risk Index -- hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacity
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- reliefwebFresh
ReliefWeb -- humanitarian situation reports and disaster alerts
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 10, 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)
Data vintage: 2025Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- worldbankRecent
World Bank Development Indicators -- child mortality and PM2.5 air pollution
Data vintage: 2018–2024Checked: Oct 10, 2026