Political rights score fh in Samoa
Samoa: Political rights score fh was 32 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 197 countries
All-time high
32
in 2002
All-time low
30
in 2016
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Samoa, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 32 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Samoa peaked at 32 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 71st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.88 | 31 | 32 | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.1 | 30 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5 | 30 | 32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 32 compare
- 71 Nauru 32 compare
- 71 United States 32 compare
- 71 Vanuatu 32 compare
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)
- Physical integrity rights score fariss kenwick reuning 2.92 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 496 (2025)
- Freedom score fh 84 (2025)
- Full democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- States involved in state based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward 1 (2025)
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alco 2.16 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Samoa?
- Political rights score fh in Samoa was 32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for political rights score fh?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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