Nicaragua vs Pakistan: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -0.9179 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 176th and Pakistan ranks 173rd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5416 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -0.3364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4039 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -0.4307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -0.8775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Nicaragua or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at -0.9179 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Nicaragua and Pakistan?
- 0.0251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Pakistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Pakistan rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Nicaragua ranks 176th and Pakistan ranks 173rd 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.