Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0007 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0011 units per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
0.0007 units per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
51
1972–2023
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 0.0007 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Samoa 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 17.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 12.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 27 Mauritius 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Brunei 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Qatar 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Gambia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Lebanon 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Samoa?
- Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Samoa rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.