Macao vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Macao
0.3388
in 2025
Samoa
0.3393
in 2025
Macao rank
23rd
Samoa rank
20th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Macao
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.3393 against 0.3388 in Macao, a difference of 0.0005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Macao ranks 23rd and Samoa ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.4468 | 0.4131 | 0.0337 | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.3388 | 0.3599 | 0.0211 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.3388 | 0.3546 | 0.0158 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Macao or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.3393 against 0.3388 in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Macao and Samoa?
- 0.0005, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Samoa rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 23rd and Samoa ranks 20th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.