Women, Business and the Law Index in Samoa
Samoa: Women, Business and the Law Index was 75 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
The most recent figure for women, business and the law index in Samoa is 75 index (0–100), measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Samoa peaked at 75 index (0–100) in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.12 index (0–100), in 1970.
That places Samoa 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.12 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 43.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.88 index (0–100) | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 51.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 index (0–100) | +44.6% |
| 2014 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 75 index (0–100) is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.5 index (0–100), 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 75 index (0–100) is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.12 index (0–100), 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.12 index (0–100) | 43.12 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.81 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 75 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Samoa?
- Women, business and the law index in Samoa was 75 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75 index (0–100) in 2013.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.12 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for women, business and the law index?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.