Samoa vs Turkey: Political opposition

Samoa
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Samoa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Turkey ahead.

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

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Turkey Difference Ahead
1920s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Samoa
1930s 1 0 1 Samoa
1940s 1 0.4 0.6 Samoa
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Samoa
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 0.7 0.3 Samoa
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 Turkey?
Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Samoa and Turkey?
0, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkey?
105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Turkey rank globally for political opposition?
Samoa ranks 1st and Turkey 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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