Is Afega safe? Samoa travel risk
Is Afega safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Afega scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Samoa Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Afega scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Samoa (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Afega: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (57/100) and crime and scams (48/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Samoa travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 13.8019° S, 171.8217° W in Tuamasaga, Afega maintains a regional distance of 8.5 km ESE to Apia.
Tuamasaga
13.8019° S, 171.8217° W
11 m
Pacific/Apia
1,998
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Samoa)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Samoa travel advice & laws.
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