Austria vs United States: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Austria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Austria, a difference of 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
Austria ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1316 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Austria or United States?
- United States, at 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Austria and United States?
- 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Austria and United States rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Austria ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th 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
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.