Civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa is 0 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
That places Samoa 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +48.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +48.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -33.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 13.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 16.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +48.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1980 | +48.7% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | -33.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1989 | -33.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 15 Brunei 0 units per person compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 17 Maldives 0 units per person compare
- 19 Micronesia (country) 0 units per person compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per person compare
- 21 Kiribati 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Samoa was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.