Japan vs United States of America: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Japan, a difference of 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th of 204 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0166 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th 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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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.