Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Elected parliament and government
Samoa
1
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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 | Solomon Islands | 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 elected parliament and government, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.