Costa Rica vs Samoa: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.6881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 52nd of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4172 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.7005 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher control of corruption - governance estimate, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.6881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in control of corruption - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.0089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for control of corruption - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 52nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. 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.