Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Elections for the governments chief executive
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea 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 | Papua New Guinea | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 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 elections for the governments chief executive, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections for the governments chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.