American Samoa vs Estonia: 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
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in American Samoa, a difference of 0.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Estonia ahead.
American Samoa ranks 25th and Estonia ranks 22nd of 208 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, American Samoa or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between American Samoa and Estonia?
- 0.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Estonia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Estonia rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- American Samoa ranks 25th and Estonia ranks 22nd 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.