Austria vs United States Virgin Islands: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Austria
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Austria, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2034 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 Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Austria and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States Virgin Islands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Austria and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Austria ranks 28th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 25th 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.