Benin vs Zambia: Regulatory Quality

Benin
-0.3384
in 2011
Zambia
-0.4287
in 2011
Benin rank
16th
Zambia rank
19th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Benin
  • Zambia
-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Benin currently reports -0.3384 against -0.4287 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0903.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 53 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.1855 -0.2695 0.084 Benin
2000s -0.4323 -0.5219 0.0896 Benin
2010s -0.3325 -0.457 0.1245 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Benin or Zambia?
Benin, at -0.3384 against -0.4287 in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Benin and Zambia?
0.0903, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for regulatory quality?
Benin ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Regulatory Quality (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Regulatory quality measures the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.