Moldova vs South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Moldova
- South Africa
How they compare
Moldova currently reports -0.0529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0153 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.
Moldova ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.4522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.1664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.0498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Moldova or South Africa?
- Moldova, at -0.0529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Moldova and South Africa?
- 0.0153 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and South Africa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Moldova ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th 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.