Bahamas vs Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0128 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.2691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | -0.1086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 0.0128 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Bahamas ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 100th 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.