Portugal vs Uruguay: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5507 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5555 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7677 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6308 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.7428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 0.0086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Portugal ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 55th 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.