American Samoa vs Saudi Arabia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- American Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 204 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.5548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.504 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, American Samoa or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between American Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- American Samoa ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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 Government Effectiveness - 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
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.