North Macedonia vs Palau: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- North Macedonia
- Palau
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Palau, a difference of 0.0093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 57th and Palau ranks 58th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1954 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.732 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.2033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.3506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4235 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, North Macedonia or Palau?
- North Macedonia, at 0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between North Macedonia and Palau?
- 0.0093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Palau?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Palau rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- North Macedonia ranks 57th and Palau ranks 58th 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.