Tonga vs Ukraine: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Tonga
- Ukraine
How they compare
Tonga currently reports -0.2553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ukraine ahead.
Tonga ranks 117th and Ukraine ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.7186 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ukraine |
| 2010s | -0.3496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5367 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
| 2020s | -0.297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Tonga or Ukraine?
- Tonga, at -0.2553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.2817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Tonga and Ukraine?
- 0.0264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Ukraine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Ukraine rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Tonga ranks 117th and Ukraine ranks 119th 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.