Cayman Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Cayman Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 0.6727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.
Cayman Islands ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5513 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Cayman Islands or Saudi Arabia?
- Cayman Islands, at 0.6727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Cayman Islands ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.