Political Stability - Governance score in Samoa

Samoa: Political Stability - Governance score was 87.05 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.05 0-100
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 208 countries
All-time high
88.47 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
79.66 0-100
in 2010
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Samoa, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 88.5 0-1001998: 88.5 0-1002000: 84.9 0-1002002: 81.3 0-1002003: 84.8 0-1002004: 80.5 0-1002005: 83.9 0-1002006: 83.9 0-1002007: 82.4 0-1002008: 84 0-1002009: 82.5 0-1002010: 79.7 0-1002011: 82.3 0-1002012: 82.3 0-1002013: 82.3 0-1002014: 84.2 0-1002015: 84.2 0-1002016: 84.1 0-1002017: 84.2 0-1002018: 82.9 0-1002019: 85.5 0-1002020: 86 0-1002021: 85.4 0-1002022: 87 0-1002023: 87.1 0-1002024: 87 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Samoa stood at 87.05 0-100.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Samoa peaked at 88.47 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 79.66 0-100, in 2010.

Samoa ranks 17th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Political Stability - Governance score in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Samoa, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 88.46 0-100
1998 88.47 0-100 +0.0%
2000 84.86 0-100 -4.1%
2002 81.3 0-100 -4.2%
2003 84.82 0-100 +4.3%
2004 80.51 0-100 -5.1%
2005 83.86 0-100 +4.2%
2006 83.9 0-100 +0.1%
2007 82.41 0-100 -1.8%
2008 83.97 0-100 +1.9%
2009 82.5 0-100 -1.7%
2010 79.66 0-100 -3.4%
2011 82.31 0-100 +3.3%
2012 82.3 0-100 -0.0%
2013 82.27 0-100 -0.0%
2014 84.23 0-100 +2.4%
2015 84.2 0-100 -0.0%
2016 84.15 0-100 -0.1%
2017 84.16 0-100 +0.0%
2018 82.9 0-100 -1.5%
2019 85.48 0-100 +3.1%
2020 85.97 0-100 +0.6%
2021 85.36 0-100 -0.7%
2022 86.98 0-100 +1.9%
2023 87.14 0-100 +0.2%
2024 87.05 0-100 -0.1%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 87.05 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.49 0-100, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 87.05 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.87 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.46 0-100 88.46 0-100 88.47 0-100 2
2000s 83.13 0-100 80.51 0-100 84.86 0-100 9
2010s 83.17 0-100 79.66 0-100 85.48 0-100 10
2020s 86.5 0-100 85.36 0-100 87.14 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 14 Greenland 87.08 0-100 compare
  2. 15 Monaco 87.05 0-100 compare
  3. 15 Palau 87.05 0-100 compare
  4. 18 Kiribati 87.04 0-100 compare
  5. 19 Dominica 86.98 0-100 compare
  6. 20 Singapore 86.94 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Samoa?
Political stability - governance score in Samoa was 87.05 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 88.47 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 79.66 0-100 in 2010.
How does Samoa rank for political stability - governance score?
Samoa ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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