Maldives vs Samoa: Chief executive of the government is elected
Maldives
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. 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 directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.