Botswana vs Samoa: Electoral democracy
Botswana
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 electoral democracy, Botswana or Samoa?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Samoa?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).