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International migrants (2015): 4,900
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Statistics Expand all
A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics
- Criminal prison population
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 500 | 2016 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 430 | 2012 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
- Percentage of foreign prisoners
| Percentage | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 2007 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
- Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 257 | 2016 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
| 227 | 2012 |
| International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief | |
B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics
- Population
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 193,000 | 2015 |
| United Nations Population Fund. State of World Population 2015, http://www.unfpa.org/fr/world-population-dashboard | |
- International migrants
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 4,900 | 2015 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
- International migrants as a percentage of the population
| Percentage | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 2.6 | 2015 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
- Refugees
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2016 |
| UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern | |
| 0 | 2015 |
| UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern | |
- Total number of new asylum applications
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2016 |
| UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern | |
| 483 | 2015 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home | |
- Stateless persons
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2016 |
| UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern | |
| 0 | 2015 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home | |
Domestic Law Expand all
A. LEGAL TRADITION
Legal tradition Show sources
| Name | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| Civil law | 2017 |
| World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/ | |
| Customary law | 2017 |
| World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/ | |
International Law Expand all
1. Relevant international treaties and date of ratification
International treaties Show sources
| Name | Ratification Year |
|---|---|
| OP CRC Communications Procedure | 2016 |
| United Nations Treaty Collections, "11. d Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure," April 03, 2018, https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-11-d&chapter=4&clang=_en | |
| VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations | 1987 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 2008 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | 1992 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child | 1994 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | 2016 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| ICPED, International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | 2012 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
| CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees | 1988 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
| 8/19 |
|---|
International treaty reservations Show sources
| Name | Reservation Year | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| CRC Article 28 | 1994 | 2017 |
| UN Treaty Collection | ||
Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources
| Number | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 0/5 | 2017 |
| UN Treaty Collection | |
4. Non treaty-based international human rights mechanisms
Relevant recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review Show sources
| Recomendation Issued | Year Issued | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2011 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Samoa, A/HRC/18/14, 11 July 2011, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/samoa/session_11_-_may_2011/ahrc1814samoae.pdf | ||
| No | 2016 | 2017 |
| Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Samoa, A/HRC/33/6, 27 June 2016, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/samoa/session_25_-_may_2016/a_hrc_33_6_e.pdf | ||
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Socio Economic Data Expand all
A. Economics and Development Indicators
Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) Show sources
| Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 4,172 | 2014 |
| The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$). | |
Remittances to the country Show sources
| Remittances to the country (in millions USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 140 | 2014 |
| International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml | |
Net official development assistance (ODA) (in millions USD) Show sources
| Net official development assistance (ODA) (in USD) | Observation Date |
|---|---|
| 92.7 | 2014 |
| OECD - DAC, Net ODA in millions USD, 2014, http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats | |
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) Show sources
| Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) | UNDP four-tiered ranking | Observation Date |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | Medium | 2015 |
| Human Development Reports | ||
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