Malawi vs Samoa: Political rights rating fh

Malawi
2
in 2025
Samoa
2
in 2025
Malawi rank
115th
Samoa rank
115th

Political rights rating fh over time

  • Malawi
  • Samoa
234567197219982025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2 against 2 in Samoa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 115th and Samoa ranks 115th of 199 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.75 4 2.75 Malawi
1980s 6.11 3.78 2.33 Malawi
1990s 3.9 2 1.9 Malawi
2000s 3.7 2 1.7 Malawi
2010s 3 2 1 Malawi
2020s 2.83 2 0.8333 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political rights rating fh, Malawi or Samoa?
Malawi, at 2 against 2 in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in political rights rating fh between Malawi and Samoa?
0, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for political rights rating fh?
Malawi ranks 115th and Samoa ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political rights rating fh. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malawi vs Samoa: Political rights rating fh. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/political-rights-rating-fh/malawi/samoa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/political-rights-rating-fh/malawi/samoa/">Malawi vs Samoa: Political rights rating fh</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Political rights rating fh
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,083 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed