What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa?

Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa was 2 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 4 in 1972.

What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1989.

How does Samoa rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?

Samoa ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa

Name: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa
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Samoa: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

115th

of 199 countries

All-time high

in 1972

All-time low

in 1989

Years of data

1972–2025

Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa, 1972–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Samoa recorded 2 for political rights rating fh, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 4 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1989.

That places Samoa 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	4	4	4	8
1980s	3.8	2	4	10
1990s	2	2	2	10
2000s	2	2	2	10
2010s	2	2	2	10
2020s	2	2	2	6

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More social development data for Samoa

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17 (2025)
Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
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)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per square kilometre (2023)
Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa?: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Samoa was 2 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 4 in 1972.
What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1989.
How does Samoa rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?: Samoa ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

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.

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Indicator: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026