Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0007 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Samoa 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 27 Brunei 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Mauritius 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Qatar 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lebanon 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eswatini 0.0004 units per square kilometre 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Samoa rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.