Finland vs Norway: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)

Finland
1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Norway
1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2025
Finland rank
7th
Norway rank
10th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
00.511.52199620102025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway, a difference of 0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Norway ahead.

Finland ranks 7th and Norway ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland
2000s 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3945 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland
2010s 1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1466 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland
2020s 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2392 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Finland or Norway?
Finland, at 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Finland and Norway?
0.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Finland ranks 7th and Norway ranks 10th 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

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
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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.