Malaysia vs Samoa: Sovereign state

Malaysia
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Malaysia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Malaysia 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.

Malaysia ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia 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 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Malaysia
1960s 1 0.8 0.2 Malaysia
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 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 sovereign state, Malaysia or Samoa?
Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Malaysia and Samoa?
0, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Samoa?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Samoa rank globally for sovereign state?
Malaysia 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

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.