China vs Panama: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- China
- Panama
How they compare
China currently reports -0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama, a difference of 0.0105 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.
China ranks 104th 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 | China | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.3244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.1439 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4236 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.0801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.155 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, China or Panama?
- China, at -0.1108 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 China and Panama?
- 0.0105 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do China and Panama rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- China ranks 104th 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.