Gambia vs Samoa: Competitive elections
Gambia
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Gambia
- Samoa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | 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 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Gambia or Samoa?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Gambia and Samoa?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for competitive elections?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.