Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Universal right to vote in practice
Samoa
2
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Samoa
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Trinidad and Tobago | 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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, Samoa or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Samoa, at 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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).