Argentina vs South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Argentina, a difference of 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 99th of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.6237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.5674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.3933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Argentina and South Africa?
- 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Argentina ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 99th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), 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.
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About this data
Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.