Samoa vs Senegal: Free country
Samoa
2
in 2025
Senegal
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Free country over time
- Samoa
- Senegal
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0.625 | 0.375 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1 | 0.1111 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Samoa or Senegal?
- Samoa, at 2 against 2 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Samoa and Senegal?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Senegal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Senegal rank globally for free country?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).