Sweden vs United Kingdom: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5752 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1406 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0497 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Sweden ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.