Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Regulatory Quality

Malawi
-0.7036
in 2011
Sierra Leone
-0.7039
in 2011
Malawi rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
-1.5-1-0.50199620032011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.7036 against -0.7039 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0003.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2592 -1.45 1.19 Malawi
2000s -0.456 -1.09 0.6383 Malawi
2010s -0.6403 -0.7149 0.0746 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at -0.7036 against -0.7039 in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0003, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for regulatory quality?
Malawi ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th 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.