Barbados vs Slovakia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Barbados
- Slovakia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.014 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 63rd and Slovakia ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.5182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.4331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Barbados or Slovakia?
- Barbados, at 0.394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Barbados and Slovakia?
- 0.014 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Slovakia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Slovakia rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Barbados ranks 63rd and Slovakia ranks 64th 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.