Samoa vs South Africa: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Across all 27 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 99th of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.0152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.1496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Samoa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0.0074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Samoa ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 99th 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.