Estonia vs Japan: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Japan, a difference of 0.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5313 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.122 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Estonia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th 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.