Botswana vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 69th and Samoa ranks 66th of 204 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2328 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.4908 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0772 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0071 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Botswana or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Botswana and Samoa?
- 0.0176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 69th and Samoa ranks 66th 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.