Bhutan vs Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0178 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2010s | -0.5493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 0.0178 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 100th 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.