Fiji vs Samoa: Electoral democracy
Fiji
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Fiji or Samoa?
- Fiji, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Fiji and Samoa?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Fiji 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).