Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0147 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4077 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.5419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5677 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.7449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.6701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Malaysia, at 0.6842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0147 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Malaysia ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.