Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Political opposition
Samoa
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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 | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 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 opposition, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for political opposition?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 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.