Niger vs Zambia: Regulatory Quality

Niger
-0.5078
in 2011
Zambia
-0.4287
in 2011
Niger rank
22nd
Zambia rank
19th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.250199620032011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.4287 against -0.5078 in Niger, a difference of 0.0791.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zambia ahead.

Niger ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.9257 -0.2695 0.6562 Zambia
2000s -0.5464 -0.5219 0.0245 Zambia
2010s -0.5001 -0.457 0.043 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Niger or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.4287 against -0.5078 in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Niger and Zambia?
0.0791, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for regulatory quality?
Niger ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th 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.