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Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)

· higher is better · 204 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024

League table

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  1. 1Singapore2.1
  2. 2Finland2
  3. 3Denmark1.9
  4. 4New Zealand1.8
  5. 5Luxembourg1.8
  6. 6Ireland1.8
  7. 7Switzerland1.8
  8. 8Hong Kong SAR, China1.7
  9. 9Australia1.7
  10. 10Netherlands1.7
  11. 11Sweden1.7
  12. 12Norway1.7
  13. 13Liechtenstein1.5
  14. 14United Kingdom1.5
  15. 15Greenland1.5
  16. 16Germany1.5
  17. 17Estonia1.4
  18. 18Macao SAR, China1.4
  19. 19Canada1.4
  20. 20United States1.4
  21. 21Austria1.4
  22. 22Iceland1.3
  23. 23Japan1.3
  24. 24Lithuania1.3
  25. 25Belgium1.2
  26. 26Czechia1.2
  27. 27France1.1
  28. 28United Arab Emirates1.1
  29. 29Israel1.1
  30. 30Monaco1.1
  31. 30Virgin Islands (U.S.)1.1
  32. 31Latvia1.1
  33. 32Cayman Islands1.1
  34. 33Korea, Rep.1
  35. 34Aruba0.98
  36. 35Qatar0.97
  37. 36Bahrain0.95
  38. 37Mauritius0.94
  39. 38Brunei Darussalam0.89
  40. 39San Marino0.87
  41. 40Slovenia0.8
  42. 41Chile0.78
  43. 42Portugal0.74
  44. 43Cyprus0.74
  45. 44Saudi Arabia0.71
  46. 45Oman0.69
  47. 46Poland0.69
  48. 47Malaysia0.68
  49. 48Puerto Rico (US)0.65
  50. 49Georgia0.65
  51. 50Uruguay0.65
  52. 51Italy0.64
  53. 52Antigua and Barbuda0.63
  54. 53Bermuda0.63
  55. 54Spain0.62
  56. 55Costa Rica0.58
  57. 56Malta0.49
  58. 57Palau0.48
  59. 58St. Kitts and Nevis0.48
  60. 59Greece0.48
  61. 60Barbados0.44
  62. 61Slovak Republic0.4
  63. 62Kuwait0.4
  64. 63Botswana0.4
  65. 64American Samoa0.39
  66. 64Guam0.39
  67. 65Seychelles0.39
  68. 66Romania0.38
  69. 67Hungary0.34
  70. 68Bulgaria0.29
  71. 69Croatia0.29
  72. 70Jordan0.28
  73. 71Rwanda0.27
  74. 72North Macedonia0.27
  75. 73Dominican Republic0.21
  76. 74St. Lucia0.18
  77. 75Armenia0.14
  78. 76Albania0.14
  79. 77Namibia0.13
  80. 78Azerbaijan0.13
  81. 79Montenegro0.13
  82. 80Indonesia0.12
  83. 81Thailand0.11
  84. 82St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.11
  85. 83Jamaica0.09
  86. 84Peru0.08
  87. 85Philippines0.08
  88. 86Serbia0.08
  89. 87Fiji0.07
  90. 88Dominica0.06
  91. 89Grenada0.05
  92. 90Kazakhstan0.05
  93. 91Cabo Verde0.05
  94. 92Colombia0.01
  95. 93Morocco-0.03
  96. 94Moldova-0.05
  97. 95South Africa-0.06
  98. 96Mongolia-0.07
  99. 97China-0.07
  100. 98Panama-0.07
  101. 99Ghana-0.09
  102. 100Bhutan-0.09
  103. 101India-0.1
  104. 102Samoa-0.1
  105. 103Bahamas, The-0.11
  106. 104Paraguay-0.14
  107. 105Cote d'Ivoire-0.17
  108. 106El Salvador-0.18
  109. 107Tonga-0.19
  110. 108Mexico-0.2
  111. 109Trinidad and Tobago-0.21
  112. 110Turkiye-0.21
  113. 111Kosovo-0.22
  114. 112Argentina-0.24
  115. 113Maldives-0.24
  116. 114Senegal-0.24
  117. 115Viet Nam-0.27
  118. 116Benin-0.28
  119. 117Brazil-0.29
  120. 118Sri Lanka-0.3
  121. 119Ukraine-0.3
  122. 120Guatemala-0.31
  123. 121Vanuatu-0.32
  124. 122Kenya-0.33
  125. 123Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.35
  126. 124Tunisia-0.39
  127. 125Tuvalu-0.4
  128. 126Togo-0.41
  129. 127Zambia-0.42
  130. 128Guyana-0.45
  131. 129Belize-0.45
  132. 130West Bank and Gaza-0.47
  133. 131Lesotho-0.48
  134. 132Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.5
  135. 133Kiribati-0.5
  136. 134Kyrgyz Republic-0.52
  137. 135Uganda-0.52
  138. 136Naoero-0.52
  139. 137Burkina Faso-0.53
  140. 138Uzbekistan-0.53
  141. 139Tanzania-0.54
  142. 140Nepal-0.55
  143. 141Malawi-0.58
  144. 142Papua New Guinea-0.6
  145. 143Honduras-0.63
  146. 144Cambodia-0.63
  147. 145Nigeria-0.63
  148. 146Lao PDR-0.64
  149. 147Eswatini-0.64
  150. 148Ecuador-0.65
  151. 149Gambia, The-0.66
  152. 150Marshall Islands-0.69
  153. 151Gabon-0.72
  154. 152Cameroon-0.73
  155. 153Timor-Leste-0.73
  156. 154Madagascar-0.75
  157. 155Algeria-0.75
  158. 156Tajikistan-0.76
  159. 157Mali-0.76
  160. 158Niger-0.76
  161. 159Micronesia, Fed. Sts.-0.76
  162. 160Mozambique-0.76
  163. 161Angola-0.77
  164. 162Mauritania-0.78
  165. 163Pakistan-0.79
  166. 164Burundi-0.81
  167. 165Ethiopia-0.83
  168. 166Liberia-0.84
  169. 167Djibouti-0.85
  170. 168Solomon Islands-0.89
  171. 169Sao Tome and Principe-0.89
  172. 170Guinea-0.89
  173. 171Suriname-0.92
  174. 172Bangladesh-0.95
  175. 173Lebanon-0.96
  176. 174Nicaragua-0.99
  177. 175Iraq-1
  178. 176Sierra Leone-1.1
  179. 177Russian Federation-1.1
  180. 178Chad-1.1
  181. 179Congo, Rep.-1.2
  182. 180Zimbabwe-1.2
  183. 181Guinea-Bissau-1.2
  184. 182Belarus-1.2
  185. 183Comoros-1.2
  186. 184Bolivia-1.3
  187. 185Central African Republic-1.3
  188. 186Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.3
  189. 187Equatorial Guinea-1.4
  190. 188Myanmar-1.4
  191. 189Cuba-1.4
  192. 190Haiti-1.5
  193. 191Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.5
  194. 192Afghanistan-1.5
  195. 193Yemen, Rep.-1.6
  196. 194Sudan-1.7
  197. 195Turkmenistan-1.7
  198. 196Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.7
  199. 197Libya-1.7
  200. 198Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-1.9
  201. 199Venezuela, RB-1.9
  202. 200South Sudan-1.9
  203. 201Syrian Arab Republic-2
  204. 202Eritrea-2

Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)