Lesotho vs Madagascar: Regulatory Quality

Lesotho
-0.6075
in 2011
Madagascar
-0.55
in 2011
Lesotho rank
26th
Madagascar rank
24th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports -0.55 against -0.6075 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0575.

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

Lesotho ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4059 -0.9371 0.5313 Lesotho
2000s -0.5841 -0.3096 0.2745 Madagascar
2010s -0.6028 -0.5682 0.0345 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at -0.55 against -0.6075 in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Lesotho and Madagascar?
0.0575, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for regulatory quality?
Lesotho ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 24th 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.