Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Countries reporting
200
Highest
2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Singapore
Lowest
-2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Eritrea
Median
-0.0989 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,169
What the numbers show
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Singapore; the lowest is -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.0989 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 4,327.7%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 4,614.8%).
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 15 | Greenland | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Macao | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 20 | United States | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Iceland | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 23 | Japan | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 33.1% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 27 | France | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 29 | Israel | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 30 | Andorra | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 30 | Monaco | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 30 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 34 | Cayman Islands | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 35 | South Korea | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Aruba | 0.9809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 37 | Qatar | 0.9663 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Bahrain | 0.9502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 40 | Brunei | 0.887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 41 | San Marino | 0.8653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Slovenia | 0.7982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 47.8% | falling |
| 43 | Chile | 0.7807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.7402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.7396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7103 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 264.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 0.6875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 0.6858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 0.6805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 0.6528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Uruguay | 0.6468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 0.6401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 55 | Bermuda | 0.6285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 0.6208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.5818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 59 | Palau | 0.4812 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 230.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 0.4797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 212.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Barbados | 0.4405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 63 | Slovakia | 0.4047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | flat |
| 64 | Kuwait | 0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 720.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 0.4019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 66 | American Samoa | 0.3917 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Guam | 0.3917 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Seychelles | 0.3897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 540.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 0.3835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 0.335 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 0.2859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 0.276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 0.2696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 0.2663 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 239.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 0.1818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 0.138 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Albania | 0.1357 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 0.1349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 0.1349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.1273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 0.1247 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4,327.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Thailand | 0.1064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 0.0909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 0.0828 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Philippines | 0.0793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia | 0.0784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4,305.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.0651 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominica | 0.0598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Grenada | 0.0499 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0.0471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 0.0451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Colombia | 0.0134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Morocco | -0.0267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 153.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Moldova | -0.0467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | -0.0707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 100 | China | -0.0713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 119.1% | falling |
| 102 | Ghana | -0.0899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | -0.0913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 104 | India | -0.0961 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Samoa | -0.1017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 182.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | -0.1073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 130.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | -0.1412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | -0.1762 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 192.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Tonga | -0.1945 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 111 | Mexico | -0.1958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 194.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.2066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 253.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Turkey | -0.2112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 157.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Argentina | -0.235 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Maldives | -0.2354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Senegal | -0.2416 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 117 | Vietnam | -0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 118 | Benin | -0.2773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 119 | Brazil | -0.2945 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 707.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | -0.2992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4,614.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Ukraine | -0.3009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | -0.3094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 123 | Vanuatu | -0.3248 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 124 | Kenya | -0.3336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | -0.3901 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Tuvalu | -0.4022 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 128 | Togo | -0.4081 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 129 | Zambia | -0.4207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 130 | Guyana | -0.4475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 131 | Belize | -0.4501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Palestine | -0.4676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 224.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Lesotho | -0.4849 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 134 | Egypt | -0.4995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 135 | Kiribati | -0.5014 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.5167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 137 | Uganda | -0.5243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 138 | Nauru | -0.5245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | -0.5256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | -0.5267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 141 | Tanzania | -0.5354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 142 | Nepal | -0.5523 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 143 | Malawi | -0.585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 132.0% | rising |
| 145 | Honduras | -0.628 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 146 | Cambodia | -0.6314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 147 | Nigeria | -0.6333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 148 | Laos | -0.636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 149 | Eswatini | -0.638 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 150 | Ecuador | -0.6464 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 151 | Gambia | -0.664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | -0.6876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 153 | Gabon | -0.7235 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 154 | Cameroon | -0.7287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | -0.7342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 156 | Madagascar | -0.7486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 157 | Algeria | -0.7526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 158 | Tajikistan | -0.7588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 159 | Mali | -0.7623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 160 | Niger | -0.7625 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 161 | Micronesia (country) | -0.7633 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | -0.7635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 163 | Angola | -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritania | -0.7782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 165 | Pakistan | -0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 166 | Burundi | -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 167 | Ethiopia | -0.8332 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | -0.8418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | -0.8528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | -0.8885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.8909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 172 | Guinea | -0.8917 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 173 | Suriname | -0.9187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 174 | Bangladesh | -0.9501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 175 | Lebanon | -0.9589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Nicaragua | -0.991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 146.4% | falling |
| 177 | Iraq | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 179 | Russia | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 137.3% | falling |
| 180 | Chad | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 181 | Congo | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 184 | Belarus | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 185 | Comoros | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 186 | Bolivia | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 188 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 190 | Myanmar | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 191 | Cuba | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 192 | Haiti | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 193 | Iran | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 194 | Afghanistan | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 195 | Yemen | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 196 | Sudan | -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 198 | Somalia | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 199 | Libya | -1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 200 | North Korea | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 201 | Venezuela | -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 202 | South Sudan | -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 203 | Syria | -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 204 | Eritrea | -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo -0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5