Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Oman currently reports 0.6927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Oman |
| 2000s | 0.6293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Oman |
| 2010s | 0.6915 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Oman |
| 2020s | 0.5434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0803 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Oman, at 0.6927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Oman ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.