Morocco vs South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate

Morocco
-0.0267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
South Africa
-0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Morocco rank
95th
South Africa rank
97th

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
-0.500.51199620102024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports -0.0267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.

Morocco ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th of 204 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -0.1929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 South Africa
2000s -0.1725 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 South Africa
2010s 0.0001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 South Africa
2020s -0.0331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0177 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, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco, at -0.0267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Morocco and South Africa?
0.0334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
Morocco ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th 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

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,143 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.