Samoa vs South Africa: Political regime fh

Samoa
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Political regime fh over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
00.511.52197219982025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0.875 0.125 Samoa
1980s 1.11 0.8889 0.2222 Samoa
1990s 2 1.6 0.4 Samoa
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime fh, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in political regime fh between Samoa and South Africa?
0, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for political regime fh?
Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime fh. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political regime fh
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed