Samoa vs East Timor: Elected parliament and government
Samoa
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Samoa
- East Timor
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was East Timor ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and East Timor 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 | East Timor | 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 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 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 East Timor?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Samoa and East Timor?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and East Timor?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and East Timor rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Samoa ranks 1st and East Timor 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.