China vs South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China, a difference of 0.0112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
China ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th of 204 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.2863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.1458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.0671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, China or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between China and South Africa?
- 0.0112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- China ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th 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.