Iceland vs Samoa: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 11th of 208 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3908 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Iceland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Iceland and Samoa?
- 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Iceland ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 11th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.