Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Regulatory Quality

Nigeria
-0.6852
in 2011
Sierra Leone
-0.7039
in 2011
Nigeria rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
-1.6-1.4-1.2-1-0.8-0.6199620032011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -0.6852 against -0.7039 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0187.

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

Nigeria ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8712 -1.45 0.5805 Nigeria
2000s -0.9536 -1.09 0.1407 Nigeria
2010s -0.7009 -0.7149 0.0139 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at -0.6852 against -0.7039 in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.0187, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for regulatory quality?
Nigeria ranks 28th 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.