Samoa vs South Africa: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled
Samoa
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
115th
South Africa rank
115th
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political rights rating fh, gaps filled, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political rights rating fh, gaps filled between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.