Samoa
Country in Oceania
In brief
Women in parliament: 9.8% (2025). World rank 168 of 190; in Oceania, 8 of 14. Rule of law, score 0–100: 76.1 (2025). World rank 33 of 207 (1 = best); in Oceania, 6 of 18. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 74.5 (2025). World rank 44 of 205 (1 = best); in Oceania, 9 of 18. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 6.1% → 9.8%, rule of law 74.4 → 76.1 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 51.7 → 61.3 (score 0–100).
State
- Form of government
- Parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
- Head of government
- No data
- Independence
- January 1, 1962
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 9.8% 2025