Luxembourg vs Samoa: Electoral democracy
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Samoa
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 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 electoral democracy, Luxembourg or Samoa?
- Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Luxembourg and Samoa?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Samoa rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Luxembourg 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 Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).