Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Regulatory Quality

Cameroon
-0.7919
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-0.7403
in 2011
Cameroon rank
33rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6199620032011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -0.7403 against -0.7919 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0516.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8843 -0.9209 0.0366 Cameroon
2000s -0.788 -0.7276 0.0604 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -0.755 -0.8 0.0449 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -0.7403 against -0.7919 in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0516, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for regulatory quality?
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st 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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About this data

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.