Guatemala vs Kenya: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Guatemala
- Kenya
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports -0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 122nd and Kenya ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | -0.3535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | -0.3944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.027 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Kenya |
| 2020s | -0.3255 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0794 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Guatemala or Kenya?
- Guatemala, at -0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Guatemala and Kenya?
- 0.0368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Kenya?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Kenya rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd and Kenya ranks 124th 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.