Bulgaria vs Romania: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.3835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0955 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Romania ranks 68th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2077 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.5006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3036 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.3835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0955 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Romania ranks 68th of 204 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.