Regulatory Quality in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Regulatory Quality was 0.1991 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Regulatory Quality in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.1991 standard error for regulatory quality in 2011.
The figure is down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.4796 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.199 standard error, in 2010.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4034 standard error | 0.3271 standard error | 0.4796 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2404 standard error | 0.2119 standard error | 0.2995 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.199 standard error | 0.199 standard error | 0.1991 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 2 Comoros 0.2138 standard error compare
- 3 Seychelles 0.2119 standard error compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 0.2076 standard error compare
- 5 Djibouti 0.1991 standard error compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 0.1991 standard error compare
- 8 Cape Verde 0.1944 standard error compare
- 8 Eswatini 0.1944 standard error compare
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4106 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2041 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.385 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 430.23 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Regulatory quality in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.1991 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest regulatory quality recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4796 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.199 standard error in 2010.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for regulatory quality?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is regulatory quality rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Regulatory Quality (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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See definition GV.REGL.LA.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.