Malta vs Spain: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malta, a difference of 0.1292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 57th and Spain ranks 55th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6679 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Malta and Spain?
- 0.1292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Malta ranks 57th and Spain ranks 55th 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
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.