El Salvador vs Panama: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1415 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 107th 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 | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.2339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4236 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2168 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.1756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2504 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, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at -0.1213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1415 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- El Salvador ranks 107th 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.