Brazil vs Zambia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports -0.4419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0117 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.1055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0261 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4715 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2020s | -0.2591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2116 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Brazil or Zambia?
- Brazil, at -0.4419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Brazil and Zambia?
- 0.0117 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Brazil ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 133rd 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.