Benin vs Guatemala: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Benin
- Guatemala
How they compare
Benin currently reports -0.2963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 120th and Guatemala ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Benin |
| 2000s | -0.4811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | -0.4953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Guatemala |
| 2020s | -0.3468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3255 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Benin or Guatemala?
- Benin, at -0.2963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Benin and Guatemala?
- 0.0402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guatemala?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Guatemala rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Benin ranks 120th and Guatemala ranks 122nd 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.