Belgium vs Iceland: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Belgium, a difference of 0.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2779 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Belgium or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Belgium and Iceland?
- 0.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 22nd 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.