Barbados vs Samoa: Political liberties
Barbados
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados 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.
Barbados ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Barbados |
| 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, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for political liberties?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 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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About this data
Indicates whether the freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are respected.