Montenegro vs Samoa: Competitive elections
Montenegro
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Montenegro rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Montenegro
- Samoa
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Montenegro ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Montenegro |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Montenegro or Samoa?
- Montenegro, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Montenegro and Samoa?
- 0, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Samoa?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and Samoa rank globally for competitive elections?
- Montenegro 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.