Ecuador vs Laos: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.7138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 151st of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | -0.8855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | -0.9589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8306 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.5986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.136 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Ecuador or Laos?
- Laos, at -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.7138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Ecuador and Laos?
- 0.0542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Ecuador ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 151st 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.