Poverty at the national line in Samoa in 2018 — 21.9%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 68. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 1 pp.
2002–2018 · % of population
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21.9 | — |
| 2013 | 18.8 | — |
| 2008 | 26.9 | — |
| 2002 | 22.9 | — |
The share of the population below the national poverty line — the one a country has defined in its legislation or in the methodology of its statistical office. The indicator answers a question the international lines do not ask: how many people are poor by the standards of their own society. That is exactly why it is unfit for comparing countries with one another — yet it shows better than any other indicator how a country assesses poverty at home, and it is what the results of national policy are judged by.
Important: There are no aggregates for country groups, and this is not a gap: poverty lines differ between countries, and a sum of shares computed against different lines has no definition. For comparing countries there are the three international lines.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The share of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at PPP.
Labor Poverty at $3.65 a dayThe share of people living on less than $3.65 a day — the line for lower-middle-income countries.
Labor Poverty at $6.85 a dayThe share of people living on less than $6.85 a day — the line for upper-middle-income countries.
Labor Unemployment rateThe share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.
Labor Youth unemploymentThe unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.
