Kenya vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence
Kenya
44.5%
in 2025
Samoa
45.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
105th
Samoa rank
103rd
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 45.1% against 44.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 105th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 30.3% | 2.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 35.8% | 7.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 48.9% | 8.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 47.9% | 5.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval, Kenya or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 45.1% against 44.5% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Kenya ranks 105th and Samoa ranks 103rd 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.