Palau vs Samoa: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence
Palau
67.5%
in 2025
Samoa
67.9%
in 2025
Palau rank
78th
Samoa rank
75th
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 67.9% against 67.5% in Palau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 78th and Samoa ranks 75th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 64.6% | 10.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 73.1% | 3.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 71.7% | 5.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 67.9% against 67.5% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Palau ranks 78th and Samoa ranks 75th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Upper 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.