Regulatory Quality - Number of sources by country
Countries reporting
206
Highest
13
Ghana
Lowest
1
United States Virgin Islands
Median
8
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,186
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 7.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Antigua and Barbuda (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 36.4%).
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Cameroon | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 12 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 2 | Kenya | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania | 12 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Benin | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Liberia | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 11 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 11 | Togo | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 11 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Angola | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Botswana | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Congo | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 10 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | India | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Jordan | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Morocco | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 10 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 26 | Namibia | 10 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 26 | Niger | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Nepal | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Philippines | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Sudan | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 10 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 10 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Burundi | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 47 | China | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Egypt | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Honduras | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | South Korea | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 47 | Laos | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Mexico | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Mauritania | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Singapore | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 47 | Slovakia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 9 | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 47 | Vietnam | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 47 | South Africa | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Argentina | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Austria | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Bahrain | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Bhutan | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Canada | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Germany | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Djibouti | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Algeria | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Eritrea | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Spain | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | France | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Gabon | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Haiti | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Ireland | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Italy | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Jamaica | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Kuwait | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Moldova | 8 | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 77 | Myanmar | 8 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mauritius | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | New Zealand | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Portugal | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Paraguay | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Russia | 8 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Somalia | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Eswatini | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 8 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 77 | Uruguay | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | United States | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 77 | Venezuela | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 127 | Albania | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 7 | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 127 | Australia | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 7 | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 127 | Guatemala | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Iran | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Iceland | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 127 | Israel | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 127 | Japan | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Lebanon | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 127 | Malta | 7 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 127 | Montenegro | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Netherlands | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Norway | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Oman | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 7 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 127 | Qatar | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | South Sudan | 7 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | East Timor | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Kosovo | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Belarus | 6 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Barbados | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 157 | Switzerland | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Comoros | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 157 | Guyana | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 157 | Iraq | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 157 | Libya | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 157 | Suriname | 6 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Syria | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 157 | Tonga | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 157 | Yemen | 6 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 170 | Bahamas | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 170 | Belize | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 170 | Brunei | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Cuba | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 170 | North Korea | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Seychelles | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Samoa | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Dominica | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 179 | Fiji | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 179 | Micronesia (country) | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Maldives | 4 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 186 | Grenada | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Palestine | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Aruba | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Macao | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | American Samoa | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Bermuda | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Greenland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Guam | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | San Marino | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |