Samoa vs South Africa: Political regime lexical
Samoa
7
in 2025
South Africa
7
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Political regime lexical over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 7 against 7 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 4 | 4 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.2 | 4 | 2.8 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 2 | 4 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 2 | 4 | 2 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 2 | 3 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 3 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political regime lexical, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 7 against 7 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political regime lexical between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for political regime lexical?
- Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political regime lexical. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.