Malawi vs Nigeria: Regulatory Quality

Malawi
-0.7036
in 2011
Nigeria
-0.6852
in 2011
Malawi rank
29th
Nigeria rank
28th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.25199620032011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -0.6852 against -0.7036 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0184.

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

Malawi ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2592 -0.8712 0.612 Malawi
2000s -0.456 -0.9536 0.4976 Malawi
2010s -0.6403 -0.7009 0.0606 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -0.6852 against -0.7036 in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0184, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for regulatory quality?
Malawi ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 28th 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.