Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.3037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kenya ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4038 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.3674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2912 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.3037 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 Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st 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.