Last verified: Sunday, 31. May 2020 at 07:21 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 31. May 2020 at 07:21 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Samoa We advise caution when travelling to Samoa. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Samoa. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Samoa.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Samoa.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Samoa from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Exercise normal precautions in Samoa. Read the Safety and Security section on the Country Information page.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/samoa/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Samoa has closed its borders, except to returning citizens and residents. Samoan authorities have suspended flights between Samoa and Australia until further notice. Options to leave are limited. Australians wishing to leave Samoa can register with the Australian High Commission at apia.admin@dfat.gov.au to receive information on flights out. We now advise you: Do not travel to Samoa.
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/samoa
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Samoa. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Samoa changed from 3.3 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Samoa with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Samoa changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Samoa to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Samoa changed from 2.0 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Samoa to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Samoa changed from 1.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Samoa with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Samoa changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Samoa with a rating of 1.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Samoa with a rating of 1.0.
The total rating for Samoa changed from 1.7 to 1.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government decreased their existing warning for Samoa to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -2.0).
Samoa with its capital Apia is a country in Oceania (Polynesia), slightly smaller than Rhode Island (2,944 km²). The country is located Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. The climate can be described as tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October). The landscape is two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior. With a population of about 0.22 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Apia |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 2.944 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
| Common languages | English, Samoan |
| Currency | Tala (short: WST) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1900 |
| International phone prefix | +685 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ws |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | WS |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | WSM |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 882 |
These are problems Samoa is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Samoa. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Samoa.
Export products
Import products
Samoa is currently rated at 3,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Samoa.
Visiting the country Samoa is usually fine. The score is at 3,5 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Samoa.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Samoa. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Samoa.
Samoa has a size of 2,944 km² or 1,137 mi² which is slightly smaller than Rhode Island.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Samoa.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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