Samoa Internal Displacement Data: New Displacement Incidents and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. It tracks two primary metrics: the total number of people living in displacement at year-end (IDP stock) and the count of new displacement incidents (New Displacements). This dataset, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), focuses specifically on Samoa.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in new displacement incidents in Samoa based on the 'New Displacements' metric
• Model the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Samoa based on the 'People Displaced' metric
• Compare displacement drivers (conflict, disaster) in Samoa using the displacement cause definitions from the 1998 Guiding Principles

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: year-end IDP stock and new displacement incidents.
• Uses the internationally recognized definition of IDPs from the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Annual estimates compiled and validated for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:38:15.128202; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Samoa