Afghanistan vs Laos: Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate
Afghanistan
0.2027
in 2025
Laos
0.201
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
107th
Laos rank
108th
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.2027 against 0.201 in Laos, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 107th and Laos ranks 108th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4978 | 0.413 | 0.0848 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2813 | 0.2651 | 0.0162 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1997 | 0.203 | 0.0033 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1954 | 0.2011 | 0.0057 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Afghanistan, at 0.2027 against 0.201 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 0.0017, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for regulatory quality - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th and Laos ranks 108th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.