American Samoa vs Samoa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- American Samoa
- Samoa
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa, a difference of 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 34th of 206 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0883 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2962 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, American Samoa or Samoa?
- American Samoa, at 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between American Samoa and Samoa?
- 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Samoa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- American Samoa ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 34th of 206 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.