Estonia vs United States of America: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate

Estonia
1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
United States of America
1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Estonia rank
17th
United States of America rank
20th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time

  • Estonia
  • United States of America
00.511.52199620102024

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.

Estonia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6177 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States of America
2000s 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States of America
2010s 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Estonia
2020s 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0916 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 United States of America?
Estonia, at 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Estonia and United States of America?
0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Estonia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 20th 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

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,143 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.