The country has a relatively low Coastal Tourism Density at 354 tourists per coastal kilometre and low Marine Estate Pressure at 3. These figures show that its marine estate is slightly more solicited by tourists than local inhabitants.

However, score for Marine Protection and Conservation and Coastal Development and Infrastructure are lower.

Samoa's water, wastewater, as well as availability of drinking water and sanitation are lower, which explains the Coastal Development and Infrastructure Score at 4.9.

Samoa protects 0.01% of its marine estate (i.e. MPAs) while most of its fishing being artisanal and for domestic use. The lack of Marine Protected Areas explains the lower Marine Protection and Conservation at 5.6.