What is the difference in regulatory quality between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

0 number of surveys/polls, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Institute, published as Regulatory Quality (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Regulatory Quality

Equatorial Guinea

6 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

6 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea rank

47th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

47th

Regulatory Quality over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6 number of surveys/polls against 6 number of surveys/polls in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 number of surveys/polls.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 53 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.5 number of surveys/polls	2 number of surveys/polls	1.5 number of surveys/polls	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	5.11 number of surveys/polls	4 number of surveys/polls	1.11 number of surveys/polls	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	6 number of surveys/polls	6 number of surveys/polls	0 number of surveys/polls	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulatory quality, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?: Equatorial Guinea, at 6 number of surveys/polls against 6 number of surveys/polls in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in regulatory quality between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 number of surveys/polls, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for regulatory quality?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Institute, published as Regulatory Quality (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Regulatory Quality (number of surveys/polls)
Unit: number of surveys/polls
Source: World Bank Institute
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

See definition GV.REGL.LA.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.REGL.LA.ES.