Bhutan vs China: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bhutan
- China
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China, a difference of 0.0174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 103rd and China ranks 104th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | -0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | China |
| 2010s | -0.5493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1439 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | China |
| 2020s | -0.088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0079 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Bhutan or China?
- Bhutan, at -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Bhutan and China?
- 0.0174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and China?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and China rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd and China ranks 104th 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.