Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Kenya
-0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Kenya rank
124th
Sri Lanka rank
121st
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kenya ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.3674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2912 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.