Lesotho vs Tanzania: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Lesotho
- Tanzania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.4885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 136th and Tanzania ranks 137th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5282 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -0.4709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.5458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Lesotho or Tanzania?
- Lesotho, at -0.4885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Lesotho and Tanzania?
- 0.0052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Tanzania rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 136th and Tanzania ranks 137th 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.