Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.6528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 204 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6117 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.7224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.014 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.6528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 0.006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 51st 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.