Lesotho vs Zambia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -0.4536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 136th and Zambia ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.4709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4715 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.5458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -0.4536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.4885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.0349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 136th and Zambia ranks 133rd 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.