Marshall Islands vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Marshall Islands
0.3435
in 2025
Samoa
0.3393
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
17th
Samoa rank
20th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Marshall Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 0.3435 against 0.3393 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0042.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8642 | 0.3753 | 0.4889 | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.4385 | 0.3599 | 0.0786 | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3567 | 0.3546 | 0.0021 | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Marshall Islands or Samoa?
- Marshall Islands, at 0.3435 against 0.3393 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0042, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Samoa rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 17th 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.