What is rule of law - governance estimate in Samoa?

Rule of law - governance estimate in Samoa was 1.05 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 rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.

What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.

How does Samoa rank for rule of law - governance estimate?

Samoa ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.

Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Samoa

Name: Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Samoa
Creator: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

34th

of 206 countries

All-time high

1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

in 2020

All-time low

0.5342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

in 2004

Years of data

1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Samoa, 1996–2024

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

Samoa recorded 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Samoa peaked at 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.

Samoa ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.7248 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	0.7223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	0.7273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	2
2000s	0.8208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	0.5342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	9
2010s	0.9191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	0.8244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	10
2020s	1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5	5

Countries ranked near Samoa

31 American Samoa 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
32 New Caledonia 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
33 Portugal 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
35 Guam 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
36 French Polynesia 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
37 Slovenia, Republic of 0.9787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More reference data data for Samoa

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Samoa?: Rule of law - governance estimate in Samoa was 1.05 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 rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
How does Samoa rank for rule of law - governance estimate?: Samoa ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law - 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: 206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. 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.