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
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
Indicates whether the freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are respected.