Latvia vs Samoa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Latvia
- Samoa
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Latvia ranks 32nd and Samoa ranks 33rd of 208 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.4984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0828 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Latvia or Samoa?
- Latvia, at 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Latvia and Samoa?
- 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Samoa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Latvia ranks 32nd and Samoa ranks 33rd 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.