Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Competitive elections
Samoa
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for competitive elections?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.