Last verified: Thursday, 26. May 2022 at 08:19 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Samoa. We detected travel advisories from 3 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 12,382 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 25 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 4.0 out of 5.0.
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Samoa remains at Alert Level 2 under State of Emergency Orders until midnight on 31 May. Under Alert Level 2, businesses can operate between 6am to 10pm on Monday to Saturday and from 12pm to 10pm on Sundays. Samoan citizens, permit holders and approved contracted workers can now travel to Samoa. Weekly flights to and from Australia have been approved for June ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/samoa
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Samoa due to COVID-19-related restrictions. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Samoa. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined Samoa has an unknown level of COVID-19. Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel. CDC-compliant testing for ...
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 3.5 to 4.3. Here are the influencing details:
The United States 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 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 |
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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 4,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Samoa.
The score is rather high (4,0) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Samoa. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 3 individual sources for Samoa.
There are currently 12,382 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 25 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.
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