Mauritania vs Samoa: Elected parliament
Mauritania
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Mauritania 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 | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for elected parliament?
- Mauritania 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 Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.