Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Samoa

Samoa: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 89 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
89 0-100
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 208 countries
All-time high
89 0-100
in 2025
All-time low
79.32 0-100
in 2010
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in Samoa, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 88.7 0-1001998: 88.7 0-1002000: 85.1 0-1002002: 81.6 0-1002003: 85.1 0-1002004: 80.7 0-1002005: 83.9 0-1002006: 84 0-1002007: 82.3 0-1002008: 84 0-1002009: 82.4 0-1002010: 79.3 0-1002011: 82.2 0-1002012: 82.2 0-1002013: 82.2 0-1002014: 84.3 0-1002015: 84.2 0-1002016: 84.2 0-1002017: 84.2 0-1002018: 83.2 0-1002019: 85.6 0-1002020: 86.1 0-1002021: 85.5 0-1002022: 87.4 0-1002023: 87.6 0-1002024: 87.6 0-1002025: 89 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - governance score in Samoa stood at 89 0-100. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Samoa peaked at 89 0-100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.32 0-100, in 2010.

Samoa ranks 11th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Samoa, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 88.72 0-100 —
1998 88.73 0-100 +0.0%
2000 85.12 0-100 -4.1%
2002 81.61 0-100 -4.1%
2003 85.13 0-100 +4.3%
2004 80.66 0-100 -5.3%
2005 83.93 0-100 +4.1%
2006 83.97 0-100 +0.1%
2007 82.3 0-100 -2.0%
2008 83.97 0-100 +2.0%
2009 82.39 0-100 -1.9%
2010 79.32 0-100 -3.7%
2011 82.22 0-100 +3.7%
2012 82.19 0-100 -0.0%
2013 82.2 0-100 +0.0%
2014 84.28 0-100 +2.5%
2015 84.25 0-100 -0.0%
2016 84.21 0-100 -0.0%
2017 84.21 0-100 +0.0%
2018 83.18 0-100 -1.2%
2019 85.59 0-100 +2.9%
2020 86.07 0-100 +0.6%
2021 85.47 0-100 -0.7%
2022 87.45 0-100 +2.3%
2023 87.64 0-100 +0.2%
2024 87.64 0-100 +0.0%
2025 89 0-100 +1.6%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 89 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.97 0-100, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 89 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.48 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.73 0-100 88.72 0-100 88.73 0-100 2
2000s 83.23 0-100 80.66 0-100 85.13 0-100 9
2010s 83.17 0-100 79.32 0-100 85.59 0-100 10
2020s 87.21 0-100 85.47 0-100 89 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 8 Tuvalu 90.53 0-100 compare
  2. 9 American Samoa 90.14 0-100 compare
  3. 10 Bhutan 90.02 0-100 compare
  4. 12 Singapore 88.99 0-100 compare
  5. 13 Iceland 88.76 0-100 compare
  6. 14 Tonga 88.64 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 89 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 89 0-100 in 2025.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 79.32 0-100 in 2010.
How does Samoa rank for political stability - governance score?
Samoa ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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