Australia vs Hong Kong: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate

Australia
1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Hong Kong
1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Hong Kong rank
8th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time

  • Australia
  • Hong Kong
00.511.52199620102024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Australia, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Australia ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong
2000s 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2538 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong
2010s 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Hong Kong
2020s 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Australia or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Australia and Hong Kong?
0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Australia and Hong Kong rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Australia ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 204 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

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,143 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.