Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate by country
Countries reporting
206
Highest
0.4978
Andorra
Lowest
0.1535
Kenya
Median
0.2065
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,391
What the numbers show
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 0.4978 in Andorra; the lowest is 0.1535 in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2065, and the mean is 0.2235.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 125 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 20.2%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 17.1%).
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.4978 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Nauru | 0.472 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Palau | 0.472 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 10 | Greenland | 0.3722 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3689 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3675 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 0.3385 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Tuvalu | 0.3385 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Aruba | 0.311 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | 0.311 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Macao | 0.311 | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 18 | Palestine | 0.3101 | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia (country) | 0.3079 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Fiji | 0.307 | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 20 | Kiribati | 0.307 | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | Maldives | 0.307 | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | Samoa | 0.307 | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Grenada | 0.2931 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Liechtenstein | 0.2867 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 0.2852 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 26 | Tonga | 0.2852 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 0.2852 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 0.281 | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 30 | Dominica | 0.2731 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 0.2725 | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2725 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 33 | Seychelles | 0.2712 | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 34 | Brunei | 0.2546 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 0.243 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 36 | Barbados | 0.2427 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 37 | Bahamas | 0.2409 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 0.2373 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Iceland | 0.2373 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Israel | 0.2373 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Libya | 0.2345 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2337 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 43 | Iraq | 0.2337 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cuba | 0.2316 | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 44 | North Korea | 0.2316 | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 0.231 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 0.228 | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 48 | Belize | 0.2249 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 49 | Armenia | 0.2228 | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 0.2228 | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 0.2184 | 2025 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Belgium | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Canada | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 52 | Germany | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Denmark | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Spain | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | France | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Japan | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 52 | Netherlands | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Norway | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Portugal | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Sweden | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | United States | 0.2179 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 74 | Guyana | 0.2158 | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 75 | Suriname | 0.2155 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | East Timor | 0.215 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2147 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.2147 | 2025 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 0.2147 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 77 | Montenegro | 0.2147 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 81 | Belarus | 0.2134 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Bahrain | 0.211 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 82 | Oman | 0.211 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 0.211 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 85 | Yemen | 0.2108 | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 86 | Comoros | 0.2105 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 87 | Syria | 0.2097 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritius | 0.2082 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 89 | Bhutan | 0.2071 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 90 | Iran | 0.2067 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 90 | Lebanon | 0.2067 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 90 | Russia | 0.2067 | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 90 | Ukraine | 0.2067 | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 94 | Albania | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 0.2065 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Ecuador | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Jamaica | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Moldova | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 94 | Panama | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Paraguay | 0.2065 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 94 | Serbia | 0.2065 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2065 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0.2065 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 106 | Eswatini | 0.2032 | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 0.2027 | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 108 | Laos | 0.201 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 0.201 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 110 | Algeria | 0.2009 | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 111 | Gabon | 0.2007 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1997 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 113 | Bolivia | 0.1994 | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 113 | El Salvador | 0.1994 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 115 | South Sudan | 0.1982 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1972 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Venezuela | 0.1972 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 118 | Argentina | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Brazil | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Chile | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | China | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Colombia | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Czechia | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Estonia | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Croatia | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Hungary | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | South Korea | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Kuwait | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 118 | Lithuania | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 118 | Latvia | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 118 | Mexico | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Peru | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Poland | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Qatar | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 118 | Romania | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Singapore | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Slovakia | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 118 | Slovenia | 0.1969 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 118 | Thailand | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 118 | Turkey | 0.1969 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 144 | Kosovo | 0.1968 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 145 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1964 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 146 | Myanmar | 0.1954 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 147 | Angola | 0.1942 | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 147 | Egypt | 0.1942 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 147 | Morocco | 0.1942 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 147 | Tunisia | 0.1942 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 151 | South Africa | 0.1921 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 152 | Botswana | 0.1919 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 152 | Namibia | 0.1919 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 154 | Indonesia | 0.1908 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 154 | India | 0.1908 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 154 | Jordan | 0.1908 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 154 | Philippines | 0.1908 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 154 | Vietnam | 0.1908 | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 0.1902 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 160 | Haiti | 0.1894 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 161 | Mongolia | 0.1893 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1887 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 162 | Cambodia | 0.1887 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 162 | Nepal | 0.1887 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1861 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1856 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 167 | Congo | 0.1848 | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 168 | Honduras | 0.1847 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 0.1831 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0.1831 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 169 | Pakistan | 0.1831 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 169 | Uzbekistan | 0.1831 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 173 | Nigeria | 0.1739 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 174 | Somalia | 0.1727 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 175 | Eritrea | 0.1727 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Burundi | 0.1725 | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 0.1725 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 176 | Djibouti | 0.1725 | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 179 | Lesotho | 0.1689 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 179 | Chad | 0.1689 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 181 | Mauritania | 0.1646 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 182 | Benin | 0.1615 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 182 | Rwanda | 0.1615 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.161 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 0.1608 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 0.1608 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 185 | Guinea | 0.1608 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 185 | Madagascar | 0.1608 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 185 | Niger | 0.1608 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 185 | Togo | 0.1608 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 185 | Uganda | 0.1608 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 192 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Cameroon | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 192 | Gambia | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 192 | Liberia | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Mali | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 192 | Mozambique | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 192 | Malawi | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Senegal | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Tanzania | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Zambia | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | 0.1579 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 205 | Ghana | 0.1535 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 205 | Kenya | 0.1535 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |