Regulatory Quality - Number of sources by country
Countries reporting
206
Highest
13
Ghana
Lowest
1
United States Virgin Islands
Median
8
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,391
What the numbers show
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 13 in Ghana; the lowest is 1 in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 7.85.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 66.7%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 33.3%).
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Cameroon | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Gambia | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Liberia | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Zambia | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Guinea | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Niger | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Rwanda | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Togo | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 31 | Angola | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Botswana | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Indonesia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | India | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Jordan | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cambodia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Lesotho | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Mauritania | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 10 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Sudan | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Tunisia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Vietnam | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Burundi | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | China | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 50 | Djibouti | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Gabon | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | South Korea | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 9 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | Laos | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Lithuania | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Malaysia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 50 | Qatar | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Singapore | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Somalia | 9 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | flat |
| 50 | Slovenia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Turkey | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 89 | Albania | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Australia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Belgium | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Bahrain | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Bhutan | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Canada | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Cyprus | 8 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 89 | Germany | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Denmark | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Eritrea | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Spain | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Finland | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | France | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Ireland | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Italy | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Japan | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Moldova | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritius | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Norway | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | New Zealand | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Oman | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Portugal | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Paraguay | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Serbia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Sweden | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Eswatini | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Uruguay | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | United States | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 89 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8 | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 138 | Afghanistan | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 138 | Armenia | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 138 | Switzerland | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 138 | Comoros | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Georgia | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 138 | Hong Kong | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Iran | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 138 | Iceland | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Israel | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Lebanon | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Malta | 7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 138 | Myanmar | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 138 | Montenegro | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Russia | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 138 | South Sudan | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | East Timor | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Ukraine | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 138 | Kosovo | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Belarus | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Belize | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Barbados | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Brunei | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Guyana | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 160 | Iraq | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Syria | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 160 | Tonga | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Yemen | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 172 | Bahamas | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Cuba | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 172 | Fiji | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 172 | Kiribati | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Libya | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Maldives | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | North Korea | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 172 | Seychelles | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 172 | Samoa | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Dominica | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Grenada | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Palestine | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Aruba | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Macao | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 193 | Nauru | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Palau | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | American Samoa | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Bermuda | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Greenland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Guam | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Monaco | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | San Marino | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |