Costa Rica vs Malta: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malta, a difference of 0.0902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Malta ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6679 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.5697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.0902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Malta ranks 57th 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.