Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 206 countries
All-time high
3
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Puerto Rico is 3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
That places Puerto Rico 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 38% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 184 Dominica 4 compare
- 184 Grenada 4 compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 4 compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 3 compare
- 187 Liechtenstein 3 compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 3 compare
- 187 Tuvalu 3 compare
- 187 Palestine 3 compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Puerto Rico?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Puerto Rico was 3 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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