What is the age of consent in Samoa?

16–17

The age of consent is 16.

Samoa is one of 80 countries classified “16–17” for the age of consent — 43% of the 188 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Tuvalu
14–15 The age of consent is 15.
Fiji
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Vanuatu
14–15 The age of consent is 15.
Kiribati
14–15 The age of consent is 15.
New Zealand
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Papua New Guinea
16–17 The age of consent is 16.

Other laws in Samoa

Same-Sex Activity
Illegal
Sex Work
Illegal
Pornography
Illegal
Incest Laws
Criminal offense
Marriage Age
18+

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