Mongolia vs Samoa: Democracy
Mongolia
7
in 2025
Samoa
7
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Mongolia
- Samoa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 7 against 7 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1960s | 1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Mongolia or Samoa?
- Mongolia, at 7 against 7 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mongolia and Samoa?
- 0, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Samoa?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Samoa rank globally for democracy?
- Mongolia 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).