Samoa vs Suriname: Political liberties

Samoa
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Political liberties over time

  • Samoa
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Suriname ahead.

Samoa ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Suriname 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 0
1970s 1 0 1 Samoa
1980s 1 0 1 Samoa
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Samoa
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, Samoa or Suriname?
Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in political liberties between Samoa and Suriname?
0, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for political liberties?
Samoa ranks 1st and Suriname 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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About this data

Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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