Bhutan vs Panama: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bhutan
- Panama
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama, a difference of 0.0279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Bhutan ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5465 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.5493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4236 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Bhutan or Panama?
- Bhutan, at -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Bhutan and Panama?
- 0.0279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Panama rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 105th 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.