New Zealand vs Singapore: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- New Zealand
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Singapore ahead.
New Zealand ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, New Zealand or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between New Zealand and Singapore?
- 0.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- New Zealand ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st 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.