Samoa vs United States: Competitive elections
Samoa
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Samoa
- United States
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Samoa or United States?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Samoa and United States?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and United States rank globally for competitive elections?
- Samoa ranks 1st and United States 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.