Malta vs Samoa: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.9796 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0638 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 42nd and Samoa ranks 45th of 208 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Malta or Samoa?
- Malta, at 0.9796 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.9158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.0638 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Malta ranks 42nd and Samoa ranks 45th 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 Voice and Accountability - 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
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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.