Kenya vs Rwanda: Regulatory Quality

Kenya
-0.1597
in 2011
Rwanda
-0.1248
in 2011
Kenya rank
11th
Rwanda rank
9th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
-1.5-1-0.50199620032011

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -0.1248 against -0.1597 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0349.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 9th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3597 -1.29 0.9347 Kenya
2000s -0.2259 -0.6891 0.4632 Kenya
2010s -0.1247 -0.1525 0.0278 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Kenya or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -0.1248 against -0.1597 in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Kenya and Rwanda?
0.0349, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for regulatory quality?
Kenya ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 9th 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.