Australia vs New Zealand: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100)
Australia
84.23 0-100
in 2025
New Zealand
87.41 0-100
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
New Zealand rank
2nd
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 87.41 0-100 against 84.23 0-100 in Australia, a difference of 3.18 0-100.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.02 0-100 | 85.19 0-100 | 9.18 0-100 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 85.81 0-100 | 86.4 0-100 | 0.5856 0-100 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 86.95 0-100 | 89.17 0-100 | 2.22 0-100 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 86.01 0-100 | 87.7 0-100 | 1.69 0-100 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance score, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 87.41 0-100 against 84.23 0-100 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance score between Australia and New Zealand?
- 3.18 0-100, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Australia ranks 5th and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.