Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Political opposition
Samoa
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Zimbabwe |
| 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 Zimbabwe?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for political opposition?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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.