Barbados vs Samoa: Political opposition
Barbados
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Barbados 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 opposition, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition 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 opposition?
- 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 opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.