Latvia vs Samoa: Sovereign state
Latvia
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Latvia
- Samoa
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Samoa ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Samoa |
| 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 sovereign state, Latvia or Samoa?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Latvia and Samoa?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Samoa?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Samoa rank globally for sovereign state?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.