Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Regulatory Quality
Mauritania
-0.7814
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-0.7403
in 2011
Mauritania rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
Regulatory Quality over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -0.7403 against -0.7814 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0411.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.567 | -0.9209 | 0.3538 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.3005 | -0.7276 | 0.4271 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.8048 | -0.8 | 0.0048 | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -0.7403 against -0.7814 in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0411, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for regulatory quality?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st 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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About this data
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.