Lesotho vs Malawi: Regulatory Quality

Lesotho
-0.6075
in 2011
Malawi
-0.7036
in 2011
Lesotho rank
26th
Malawi rank
29th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.6075 against -0.7036 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0961.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4059 -0.2592 0.1467 Malawi
2000s -0.5841 -0.456 0.1281 Malawi
2010s -0.6028 -0.6403 0.0375 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at -0.6075 against -0.7036 in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.0961, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for regulatory quality?
Lesotho ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th 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.