Italy vs Portugal: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 54th of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.9537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.6488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.628 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1147 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.0372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Italy ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 54th 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.