Political rights rating fh in Samoa
Samoa: Political rights rating fh was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4
in 1972
All-time low
2
in 1989
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Samoa, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh in Samoa is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh 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 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Samoa?
- Political rights rating fh in Samoa was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1989.
- How does Samoa rank for political rights rating fh?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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