Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy
Samoa
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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).