Eswatini vs Lesotho: Regulatory Quality

Eswatini
-0.6382
in 2011
Lesotho
-0.6075
in 2011
Eswatini rank
27th
Lesotho rank
26th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.6075 against -0.6382 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0307.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3254 -0.4059 0.0805 Eswatini
2000s -0.5261 -0.5841 0.058 Eswatini
2010s -0.6207 -0.6028 0.0179 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -0.6075 against -0.6382 in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Eswatini and Lesotho?
0.0307, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for regulatory quality?
Eswatini ranks 27th and Lesotho ranks 26th 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.