South Korea vs United States: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2804 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7351 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.9554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4186 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.9879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, South Korea or United States?
- United States, at 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between South Korea and United States?
- 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- South Korea ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st 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.