Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Palau
Palau: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
193rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2
in 2015
All-time low
1
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Palau, 2008–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, regulatory quality - number of sources in Palau stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Palau peaked at 2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
Palau ranks 193rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 25% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 29% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 193 Aruba 2 compare
- 193 Cayman Islands 2 compare
- 193 Macao 2 compare
- 193 Nauru 2 compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0935 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Palau?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Palau was 2 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Palau ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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