Micronesia (country) 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
- Micronesia (country)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.0892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 33rd of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 0.9557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0891 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 0.3312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.626 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.9456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1513 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, Micronesia (country) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Micronesia (country) and Samoa?
- 0.0892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Samoa rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 36th 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.