Samoa
Samoa is one of the 193 UN member states, in Polynesia. UN Tourism counted 181,000 international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 88% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Prism.
- International arrivals
- 181,000in 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 176th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Prismrarer than 88%
- Area
- 2,791 km² (1,078 sq mi)
- Population
- 197,000Natural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 11in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Samoa count as a country?
Yes. Samoa is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Samoa? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Samoa |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Samoa stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Samoa’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. With 181,000 international arrivals in 2019, Samoa is rarer than 88% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Samoa
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Samoa when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Faleolo International Airport, APW), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Apia | 61,916 |
Airports
Samoa has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
11 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Samoa into 11 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 11
A'ana · Aiga-i-le-Tai · Atua · Fa'asaleleaga · Gaga'emauga · Gaga'ifomauga · Palauli · Satupa'itea · Tuamasaga · Va'a-o-Fonoti · Vaisigano
Questions people ask
Is Samoa a country?
Yes. Samoa is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Samoa a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 181,000 international arrivals in Samoa in 2019, the 176th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Samoa stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year, rarer than 88% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Samoa count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Samoa”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Samoa
Near Samoa
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.