Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Free country
Samoa
2
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Free country over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 2 | 0.8889 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for free country?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 199 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).