Portugal vs Samoa: Competitive elections
Portugal
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Portugal
- Samoa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Portugal 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 | Portugal | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Portugal or Samoa?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Portugal and Samoa?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Samoa rank globally for competitive elections?
- Portugal 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.