Political Stability - Governance estimate in Samoa

Samoa: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
All-time low
0.8058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Samoa, 1996–2024

00.511.51996201020241996: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.856 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.967 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.972 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.806 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.961 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.961 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.959 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.995 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance estimate in Samoa stood at 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Samoa peaked at 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2010.

Samoa ranks 16th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Samoa, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.1%
2000 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.0%
2002 0.9019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.8%
2003 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +22.8%
2004 0.8556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.8%
2005 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +22.9%
2006 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2007 0.9667 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.3%
2008 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.4%
2009 0.9722 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.1%
2010 0.8058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.1%
2011 0.9611 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.3%
2012 0.9605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2013 0.9588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2014 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.9%
2015 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2016 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2017 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.0%
2018 0.9953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.9%
2019 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.2%
2020 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.5%
2021 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.0%
2022 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.3%
2023 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2024 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (59 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 13 Greenland 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 14 Monaco 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 14 Palau 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 17 Kiribati 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 18 Dominica 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 19 Singapore 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Samoa?
Political stability - governance estimate in Samoa was 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
How does Samoa rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Samoa ranks 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. 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.