Malta vs Spain: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.4193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malta, a difference of 0.0109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 60th of 206 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 | 0.6636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1392 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1912 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.6651 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0561 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 0.4193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Malta and Spain?
- 0.0109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Malta ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 60th 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.