Rule of Law - Governance score in Samoa
Samoa: Rule of Law - Governance score was 75.09 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law - Governance score in Samoa, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Samoa is 75.09 0-100, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Samoa peaked at 77.01 0-100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.16 0-100, in 2004.
That places Samoa 34th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 69.48 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 69.4 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.34 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.41 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.38 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.16 0-100 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 75.49 0-100 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 73.89 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 73.92 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.21 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 70.03 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 71.15 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 71.37 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.34 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 71.29 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.69 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 72.71 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.78 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 73.77 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.82 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.92 0-100 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 77.01 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.11 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 74.98 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.09 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.09 0-100 | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 75.09 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 75.09 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.44 0-100 | 69.4 0-100 | 69.48 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.09 0-100 | 66.16 0-100 | 75.49 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.78 0-100 | 71.15 0-100 | 76.92 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.46 0-100 | 74.98 0-100 | 77.01 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 American Samoa 75.67 0-100 compare
- 32 New Caledonia 75.64 0-100 compare
- 33 Portugal 75.42 0-100 compare
- 35 Guam 74.77 0-100 compare
- 36 French Polynesia 74.47 0-100 compare
- 37 Slovenia 73.81 0-100 compare
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 75.09 0-100 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 score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.01 0-100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.16 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).