Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate was -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for regulatory quality - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Equatorial Guinea 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 186 Bolivia -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 187 Central African Republic -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 190 Myanmar -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 191 Cuba -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 192 Haiti -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Regulatory quality - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea was -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory quality - governance estimate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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