Benin vs Sri Lanka: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Benin currently reports -0.2963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.4811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.4953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4641 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.3468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2912 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Benin, at -0.2963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Benin ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st 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.