Bahamas vs Samoa: Political liberties
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | 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 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 political liberties, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for political liberties?
- Bahamas 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 Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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