Costa Rica vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval
Costa Rica
49.4%
in 2024
Samoa
49.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Samoa rank
77th
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.4% against 49.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Samoa ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 31.8% | 10.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 36.2% | 11.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 48.2% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 49.4% against 49.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica 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 government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Samoa ranks 77th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.