Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Samoa
Samoa: Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) was 76.11 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.11 0-100
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
33rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
78.74 0-100
in 2019
All-time low
68.08 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Rule of Law - Governance score in Samoa, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 76.11 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Samoa peaked at 78.74 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.08 0-100, in 2004.
That places Samoa 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.72 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 71.67 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.63 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.81 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.79 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.08 0-100 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 76.88 0-100 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 75.22 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 75.25 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.73 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 71.79 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 72.62 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 72.83 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.8 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.75 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.34 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 74.37 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.51 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.58 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.74 0-100 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 78.51 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.58 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 76.39 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.52 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.11 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.11 0-100 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 76.11 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.22 0-100, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 76.11 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.33 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.69 0-100 | 71.67 0-100 | 71.72 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.91 0-100 | 68.08 0-100 | 76.88 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.4 0-100 | 72.62 0-100 | 78.74 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.71 0-100 | 76.11 0-100 | 78.51 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Samoa?
- Rule of law - governance score in Samoa was 76.11 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.74 0-100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.08 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).