American Samoa vs Belgium: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- American Samoa
- Belgium
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Belgium, a difference of 0.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.
American Samoa ranks 25th and Belgium ranks 27th of 208 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, American Samoa or Belgium?
- American Samoa, at 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between American Samoa and Belgium?
- 0.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Belgium?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Belgium rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- American Samoa ranks 25th and Belgium ranks 27th 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 Rule of Law - 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
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. 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.