Samoa Poverty Rate 2002-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Samoa poverty rate for 2013 was 43.30%, a 1% decline from 2008.
  • Samoa poverty rate for 2008 was 44.30%, a 2.4% decline from 2002.
  • Samoa poverty rate for 2002 was 46.70%, a 46.7% increase from .
  • Samoa poverty rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 53.10%
China 47.10%
Samoa 43.30%
Dominican Republic 40.50%
Fiji 38.60%
Colombia 37.60%
Peru 34.50%
North Macedonia 34.10%
Romania 32.80%
Ecuador 31.20%
Serbia 28.30%
Brazil 25.70%
Montenegro 23.30%
Paraguay 23.30%
Iran 20.90%
Thailand 19.50%
Costa Rica 15.60%
Kazakhstan 13.70%
Bulgaria 13.20%
Malaysia 6.60%
Belarus 3.40%
Samoa Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2013 43.30% -1.00%
2008 44.30% -2.40%
2002 46.70% -2.40%