Germany vs United Kingdom: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate

Germany
1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
14th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
00.511.52199620102024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Germany, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom
2000s 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom
2010s 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom
2020s 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Germany and United Kingdom?
0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Germany ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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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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.