Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Regulatory Quality

Sao Tome and Principe
-0.7403
in 2011
Sierra Leone
-0.7039
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Regulatory Quality over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5199620032011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -0.7039 against -0.7403 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0364.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -0.9209 -1.45 0.5309 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s -0.7276 -1.09 0.3667 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -0.8 -0.7149 0.0851 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -0.7039 against -0.7403 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
0.0364, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for regulatory quality?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st 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.