Palau vs Spain: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Palau
- Spain
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Spain, a difference of 0.0257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Spain ahead.
Palau ranks 58th and Spain ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.732 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | -0.076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.4235 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Palau or Spain?
- Palau, at 0.445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Palau and Spain?
- 0.0257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Spain rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Palau ranks 58th and Spain ranks 60th 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.