Which has higher democracy, Romania or Samoa?

Romania, at 7 against 7 in Samoa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Samoa?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

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.

Romania vs Samoa: Democracy

Romania

in 2025

Samoa

in 2025

Romania rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

Democracy over time

Romania
Samoa

How they compare

Romania currently reports 7 against 7 in Samoa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	2	0	2	Romania
1910s	2.3	0	2.3	Romania
1920s	2.6	1.2	1.4	Romania
1930s	1.9	2	0.1	Samoa
1940s	0.6	2	1.4	Samoa
1950s	1	2	1	Samoa
1960s	1	3.6	2.6	Samoa
1970s	1	4	3	Samoa
1980s	1	4	3	Samoa
1990s	5.4	7	1.6	Samoa
2000s	6.4	7	0.6	Samoa
2010s	7	7	0	—
2020s	7	7	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Romania or Samoa?: Romania, at 7 against 7 in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Romania and Samoa?: 0, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Samoa?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Romania and Samoa rank globally for democracy?: Romania 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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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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).