Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate

Malawi
-0.585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-0.6004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Malawi rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
144th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620102024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3628 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3225 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2000s -0.5624 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0421 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2010s -0.6598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Papua New Guinea
2020s -0.6779 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6794 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at -0.585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.0154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Malawi ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 204 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

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,143 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.