Cyprus vs Samoa: Full democracy
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Samoa
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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, Cyprus or Samoa?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cyprus and Samoa?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Samoa rank globally for full democracy?
- Cyprus 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+).