Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Universal right to vote in practice
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Samoa
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 universal right to vote in practice, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).