Moldova vs Samoa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Moldova
- Samoa
How they compare
Moldova currently reports -0.0529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.
Moldova ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3803 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2000s | -0.4522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2010s | -0.1664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.0498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Moldova or Samoa?
- Moldova, at -0.0529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Moldova and Samoa?
- 0.0227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Samoa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Moldova ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 100th 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.