Freedom Score in Samoa
Samoa: Freedom Score was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Samoa, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 84 for freedom score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Samoa peaked at 84 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77, in 2002.
Samoa ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77 | — |
| 2003 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 84 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 84 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80 | 77 | 81 | 8 |
| 2010s | 80.7 | 80 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.17 | 81 | 84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 53 Argentina 85 compare
- 53 Greece 85 compare
- 55 Mongolia 84 compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 84 compare
- 58 Antigua and Barbuda 83 compare
- 58 Romania 83 compare
- 58 South Korea 83 compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 83 compare
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Samoa?
- Freedom score in Samoa was 84 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2023.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for freedom score?
- Samoa ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.