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Samoa
0.2% annual new-conflict probabilityHow to read these probabilities: Scores estimate the probability of a new armed conflict starting within the next 12 months. Ongoing conflicts can have a saturation effect, reducing the modelled probability of an additional conflict onset. A low or falling score does not imply less severe ongoing fighting or a safer country.
Population
219.31K
GDP
$1.29B
Currency
WST
Capital
Apia
Land area
2.84K km²
Official languages
English, Samoan
Risk assessment
Risk profile
Samoa’s live 12-month probability of a new armed-conflict onset is 0.2%, a minimal risk. The country has no established pattern of civil war, insurgency, or recurrent political violence, and its small population, limited military capacity, and comparatively stable institutions reduce the likelihood that disputes become sustained armed conflict.
Recent reporting reviewed for 19 October 2026 contains no report of an armed confrontation on Samoan territory and identifies no active domestic armed group or credible interstate military threat. Samoa’s regional relationships and geographic isolation further reduce exposure to cross-border conflict, while no prediction market is available for Samoa.
The main uncertainty is whether a sudden political or social crisis could overwhelm established mechanisms for peaceful dispute resolution. Risk would rise most clearly with organised armed mobilisation, a violent breakdown of constitutional authority, or an external attack reaching Samoa; it would remain lower if political disputes continue to be managed through courts, elections, and civilian institutions.
Strategic reasoning
- Samoa’s record of avoiding civil war, insurgency, and sustained domestic armed violence is the strongest long-run factor supporting the minimal assessment. Limited military capability and geographic isolation also constrain pathways to a new conflict.
- The absence of reported armed actors or an active interstate dispute on Samoan territory supports the current level. The 2021 constitutional dispute was resolved through legal and political processes rather than armed confrontation, illustrating the importance of institutional safeguards.
Critical indicators
- In 2021, Samoa’s contested election and transfer of power were resolved through courts and political institutions without armed violence. This established episode is relevant because it demonstrates that a serious constitutional dispute did not produce a new conflict onset.
- As of 19 October 2026, the reviewed reporting contains no dated incident of armed fighting, insurgent mobilisation, or cross-border attack on Samoan territory. No prediction market was available, and there are no market signals to add to the assessment.
Probability trend
How the Samoa estimate has moved
Probability0.2%0.2%0.2%
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Date
Current conflicts
Source: UCDP
No active conflicts in Samoa.
Regional context
Samoa compared with its neighbours and region
Samoa ranks number 176 of 196 in new conflict outbreak risk.
Polynesia
- Samoa0.2%
- Tonga0.1%
- Tuvalu0.1%
Figures are each country's modelled probability of a new armed conflict on its territory within the next 12 months. Select any country to open its full profile.
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