Laos vs Nepal: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports -0.6534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Laos, a difference of 0.0062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 151st and Nepal ranks 150th of 206 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6677 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7742 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nepal |
| 2000s | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nepal |
| 2010s | -0.8306 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nepal |
| 2020s | -0.7345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at -0.6534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Laos and Nepal?
- 0.0062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Laos ranks 151st and Nepal ranks 150th 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.