Samoa vs South Africa: Elections for the governments chief executive
Samoa
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections for the governments chief executive, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 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.