Latvia 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
- Latvia
- United States
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States, a difference of 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
Latvia ranks 30th 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 | Latvia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.9669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6465 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3504 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United States |
| 2020s | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2842 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, Latvia or United States?
- Latvia, at 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Latvia and United States?
- 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and United States rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Latvia ranks 30th 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.