Philippines vs Thailand: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Philippines
- Thailand
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.172 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.1244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.168 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.0379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.0902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.0867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Philippines or Thailand?
- Philippines, at 0.172 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.1244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Philippines and Thailand?
- 0.0476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Thailand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Thailand rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Philippines ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 83rd 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.