Malawi vs Mauritania: Regulatory Quality

Malawi
-0.7036
in 2011
Mauritania
-0.7814
in 2011
Malawi rank
29th
Mauritania rank
32nd

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.25199620032011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.7036 against -0.7814 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0778.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2592 -0.567 0.3078 Malawi
2000s -0.456 -0.3005 0.1555 Mauritania
2010s -0.6403 -0.8048 0.1645 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Malawi or Mauritania?
Malawi, at -0.7036 against -0.7814 in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Malawi and Mauritania?
0.0778, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for regulatory quality?
Malawi ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 32nd 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.