Norway vs Sweden: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate

Norway
1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Sweden
1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Norway rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
00.511.52199620102024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway, a difference of 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Norway
2000s 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Sweden
2010s 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0465 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Sweden
2020s 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Norway and Sweden?
0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 205 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Norway vs Sweden: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate. Statizoid. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/regulatory-quality-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5-2/norway/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/regulatory-quality-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5-2/norway/sweden/">Norway vs Sweden: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,169 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed