Samoa vs Switzerland: Political opposition

Samoa
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Samoa
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

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

Across all 124 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1910s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1920s 0.6 1 0.4 Switzerland
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, Samoa or Switzerland?
Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Samoa and Switzerland?
0, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for political opposition?
Samoa ranks 1st and Switzerland 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

Indicator
Political opposition
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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