Chile vs Samoa: Full democracy
Chile
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Chile
- Samoa
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 full democracy, Chile or Samoa?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Chile and Samoa?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Samoa rank globally for full democracy?
- Chile 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 Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).