Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Free country
Samoa
2
in 2025
Saint Lucia
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Saint Lucia rank
1st
Free country over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 2 | 0.8889 | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 free country, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Samoa, at 2 against 2 in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for free country?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Saint Lucia 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).