Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Samoa
Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Samoa, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Samoa is 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Samoa peaked at 0.8266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
That places Samoa 66th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.1187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Samoa
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.708 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 75.09 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.8879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 72.39 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 87.05 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Samoa?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Samoa was 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.