Maldives vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Maldives
0.3393
in 2025
Samoa
0.3393
in 2025
Maldives rank
20th
Samoa rank
20th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.3393 against 0.3393 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.389 | 0.4131 | 0.0241 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.3599 | 0.3599 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.356 | 0.3546 | 0.0014 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 0.3393 against 0.3393 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Maldives ranks 20th 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.