Panama vs South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama, a difference of 0.0137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.
Panama ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3883 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.3853 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0136 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Panama or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Panama and South Africa?
- 0.0137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Panama ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th 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.