Samoa vs Slovenia: Democracy

Samoa
7
in 2025
Slovenia
7
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Slovenia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Samoa
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 7 against 7 in Slovenia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovenia ahead.

Samoa ranks 1st and Slovenia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 8 and Slovenia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Slovenia Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 1.2 4.5 3.3 Slovenia
1930s 2 1.9 0.1 Samoa
1940s 2 0.8 1.2 Samoa
1950s 2 1 1 Samoa
1960s 3.6 1 2.6 Samoa
1970s 4 1 3 Samoa
1980s 4 1 3 Samoa
1990s 7 6.7 0.3 Samoa
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 6.83 0.1667 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Samoa or Slovenia?
Samoa, at 7 against 7 in Slovenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Samoa and Slovenia?
0, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Slovenia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Slovenia rank globally for democracy?
Samoa ranks 1st and Slovenia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).