Political Stability - Number of sources in Samoa

Samoa: Political Stability - Number of sources was 5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 208 countries
All-time high
5
in 2023
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Number of sources in Samoa, 1996–2024

0123451996201020241996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 32005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 32009: 32010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 32014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 42019: 42020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 52024: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - number of sources in Samoa stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Samoa peaked at 5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

That places Samoa 175th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Political Stability - Number of sources in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Samoa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 2
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 3 +50.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 3 +0.0%
2007 3 +0.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 3 +0.0%
2010 3 +0.0%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 3 +0.0%
2013 3 +0.0%
2014 3 +0.0%
2015 3 +0.0%
2016 3 +0.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 4 +33.3%
2019 4 +0.0%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 4 +0.0%
2022 4 +0.0%
2023 5 +25.0%
2024 5 +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 56% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 71% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 2.67 2 3 9
2010s 3.2 3 4 10
2020s 4.4 4 5 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 175 Belize 5 compare
  2. 175 Fiji 5 compare
  3. 175 Maldives 5 compare
  4. 175 Puerto Rico 5 compare
  5. 175 Solomon Islands 5 compare
  6. 175 Tonga 5 compare
  7. 175 Palestine 5 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Samoa?
Political stability - number of sources in Samoa was 5 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2023.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Samoa rank for political stability - number of sources?
Samoa ranks 175th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
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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