Travel Risk Atlas

Samoa

Polynesia · Capital Apia

Level 1 United States Exercise Normal Precautions FCDO United Kingdom No advisory against travel Green Netherlands Green — you can travel Level 1 Canada Take normal security precautions AA Germany No warning in force

Each opens that government's own advisory for Samoa — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

17.4 Very low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 51st safest of 220
a large body of water surrounded by mountains
Photo: Anthony Lim / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Samoa as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

A'ana — No specific warningA'ana — No specific warningAiga-i-le-Tai — No specific warningAtua — No specific warningFa'asaleleaga — No specific warningGaga'emauga — No specific warningGaga'emauga — No specific warningGaga'emauga — No specific warningGaga'ifomauga — No specific warningPalauli — No specific warningPalauli — No specific warningSatupa'itea — No specific warningSatupa'itea — No specific warningTuamasaga — No specific warningVa'a-o-Fonoti — No specific warningVa'a-o-Fonoti — No specific warningVaisigano — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole country — No specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Road & transport
10% of score
32/100
107th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
31/100
120th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami
31/100
57th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
27/100
44th of 220
Crime
15% of score
25/100
56th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
41st of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
12th of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
27/100

Biggest factor here: road & transport. Road deaths per 100,000 people - the risk travellers most underestimate.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
995
Police 995 · Fire 994 · Ambulance 996
Currency
WST T
Languages
English
Samoan
Visa (EU passport)
90 days visa-free
US: Visa on arrival · UK: Visa on arrival
Population
219k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Apia
Driving
On the left
13.0 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type I
220-240V
Safely managed water
63%
Patchy — many households lack it · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+685
GDP per capita
$6k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
181k
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Apia, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around May to October.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Samoa:

CDC Travelers' HealthTravelHealthPro (NHS/UKHSA)

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.