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Samoa

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Samoa ranks #125 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 51.9/100.

Score
51.9
C-

How to read Samoa's freedom profile

With an overall score of 51.9/100, Samoa is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #125 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Oceania region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Free Expression (6.9/10), while Political Participation (5.0/10) is where it scores lowest. That 1.9-point spread means Samoa's record is fairly even across the ten categories. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Free Expression
6.9B-

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 69.3/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Assembly & Association
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source
Due Process
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Economic Liberty
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Equal Protection
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source
Religion
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

V-DemView source

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