Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate by country
Countries reporting
206
Highest
0.4849
Andorra
Lowest
0.1497
Ghana
Median
0.2074
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,186
What the numbers show
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 0.4849 in Andorra; the lowest is 0.1497 in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2074, and the mean is 0.2225.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 23.6%), and the largest decrease in Nauru (down 44.4%).
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.4849 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Nauru | 0.4553 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 8 | Palau | 0.4553 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 10 | Greenland | 0.4097 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3464 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3464 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 13 | Aruba | 0.3281 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Cayman Islands | 0.3281 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Macao | 0.3281 | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 16 | Palestine | 0.3269 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 0.3243 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 17 | Tuvalu | 0.3243 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 0.3027 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Fiji | 0.2997 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 20 | Micronesia (country) | 0.2997 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Kiribati | 0.2997 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 20 | Maldives | 0.2997 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 24 | Samoa | 0.2987 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 0.2863 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 26 | Seychelles | 0.283 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 0.2798 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 28 | Tonga | 0.2791 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 0.2791 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 30 | Grenada | 0.2771 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 31 | Brunei | 0.2638 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Dominica | 0.2613 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 0.2613 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2613 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 0.2535 | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 36 | Barbados | 0.2453 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 37 | Bahamas | 0.2432 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2421 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 0.2405 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 0.2401 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 40 | Israel | 0.2401 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Iraq | 0.2398 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cuba | 0.2397 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 43 | North Korea | 0.2397 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 45 | Malta | 0.2323 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 46 | Libya | 0.23 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 47 | Armenia | 0.2293 | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 0.2293 | 2024 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 49 | Syria | 0.2292 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Belize | 0.2254 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 0.2247 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 0.2216 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 53 | East Timor | 0.2192 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2172 | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 54 | Georgia | 0.2172 | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 0.2172 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 0.2172 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 58 | Australia | 0.2163 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Denmark | 0.2163 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Finland | 0.2163 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Japan | 0.2163 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.2163 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 58 | Netherlands | 0.2163 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Norway | 0.2163 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Austria | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Belgium | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Canada | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0.216 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 65 | Germany | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Spain | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | France | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 0.216 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | New Zealand | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | United States | 0.216 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 80 | Belarus | 0.2157 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 81 | Guyana | 0.2152 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 81 | Suriname | 0.2152 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 83 | Oman | 0.2139 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 83 | Qatar | 0.2139 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Bahrain | 0.2135 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2135 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 87 | Yemen | 0.2131 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 88 | Bhutan | 0.211 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0.2099 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 90 | Albania | 0.2083 | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.2083 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 90 | Guatemala | 0.2083 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 90 | Iran | 0.2083 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Lebanon | 0.2083 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 0.2083 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 0.208 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 96 | Ecuador | 0.208 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 0.208 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 96 | Moldova | 0.208 | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 96 | Paraguay | 0.208 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 96 | Serbia | 0.208 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.208 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.208 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 104 | Eswatini | 0.2068 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 105 | Laos | 0.2041 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0.2041 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2026 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 108 | Comoros | 0.202 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 109 | Algeria | 0.2019 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 109 | Gabon | 0.2019 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 111 | Bolivia | 0.2013 | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 112 | El Salvador | 0.201 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 112 | Vietnam | 0.201 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 114 | Kosovo | 0.1968 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 114 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1968 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1963 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Argentina | 0.1963 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 116 | Brazil | 0.1963 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 116 | Chile | 0.1963 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0.1963 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 116 | Lithuania | 0.1963 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 116 | Russia | 0.1963 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 116 | Thailand | 0.1963 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 116 | Ukraine | 0.1963 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 116 | Venezuela | 0.1963 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | China | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 126 | Colombia | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 126 | Czechia | 0.1961 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 126 | Estonia | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Croatia | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Hungary | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | South Korea | 0.1961 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 126 | Latvia | 0.1961 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 126 | Mexico | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 126 | Malaysia | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 126 | Peru | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 126 | Poland | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Romania | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Singapore | 0.1961 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 126 | Slovakia | 0.1961 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 126 | Slovenia | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 126 | Turkey | 0.1961 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 145 | Egypt | 0.1955 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 146 | Angola | 0.1952 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 146 | Morocco | 0.1952 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 146 | Tunisia | 0.1952 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 0.1944 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 150 | Myanmar | 0.1934 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 151 | South Africa | 0.1909 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 152 | Botswana | 0.1906 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 152 | Namibia | 0.1906 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 154 | South Sudan | 0.1906 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 155 | Indonesia | 0.1902 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 155 | India | 0.1902 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 155 | Jordan | 0.1902 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 155 | Philippines | 0.1902 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 159 | Nicaragua | 0.1899 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 160 | Haiti | 0.1896 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1887 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 161 | Cambodia | 0.1887 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 161 | Nepal | 0.1887 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 164 | Mongolia | 0.1885 | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 0.1875 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 166 | Honduras | 0.1845 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Congo | 0.1845 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1839 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0.1828 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 0.1826 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 170 | Pakistan | 0.1826 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1796 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 173 | Nigeria | 0.1721 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 174 | Djibouti | 0.1712 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 174 | Eritrea | 0.1712 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 0.171 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 177 | Somalia | 0.1705 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 178 | Burundi | 0.1674 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Lesotho | 0.1672 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 179 | Chad | 0.1672 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 181 | Mauritania | 0.1618 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 182 | Benin | 0.1584 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 182 | Rwanda | 0.1584 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 0.1579 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 184 | Niger | 0.1579 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 184 | Sudan | 0.1579 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 187 | Burkina Faso | 0.1577 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 187 | Madagascar | 0.1577 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 187 | Togo | 0.1577 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 190 | Guinea | 0.1549 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 190 | Liberia | 0.1549 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Mozambique | 0.1549 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 190 | Malawi | 0.1549 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Uganda | 0.1549 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Zambia | 0.1549 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Zimbabwe | 0.1549 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 197 | Cameroon | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 197 | Gambia | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 197 | Mali | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 197 | Senegal | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 197 | Tanzania | 0.1548 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 205 | Kenya | 0.1498 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 206 | Ghana | 0.1497 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |