Costa Rica vs Spain: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.039 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th of 204 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2127 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.039 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th 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.