Iraq vs Nicaragua: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Iraq
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iraq, a difference of 0.067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 179th and Nicaragua ranks 176th of 206 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5416 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6362 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Iraq or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 0.067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Iraq ranks 179th and Nicaragua ranks 176th 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.