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Regulatory Quality

0-100 percentile · higher is better · 205 countries

updated 2024
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League table

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  1. 1Singapore88.5
  2. 2Finland85.8
  3. 3Denmark85.3
  4. 4New Zealand84
  5. 5Luxembourg83.9
  6. 6Ireland83.2
  7. 7Switzerland82.8
  8. 8Hong Kong SAR, China82.3
  9. 9Australia82
  10. 10Netherlands82
  11. 11Sweden81.2
  12. 12Norway81.2
  13. 13Liechtenstein79.1
  14. 14United Kingdom78.7
  15. 15Greenland78.6
  16. 16Germany78.5
  17. 17Estonia76.9
  18. 18Macao SAR, China76.5
  19. 19Canada76.3
  20. 20United States76.2
  21. 21Austria76.2
  22. 22Iceland75.8
  23. 23Japan75.8
  24. 24Lithuania75.2
  25. 25Belgium74.5
  26. 26Czechia74.3
  27. 27France72.9
  28. 28United Arab Emirates72.6
  29. 29Israel72.4
  30. 30Monaco72.2
  31. 30Andorra72.2
  32. 30Virgin Islands (U.S.)72.2
  33. 31Latvia72.2
  34. 32Cayman Islands71.8
  35. 33Korea, Rep.70.8
  36. 34Aruba70.3
  37. 35Qatar70.1
  38. 36Bahrain69.8
  39. 37Mauritius69.7
  40. 38Brunei Darussalam68.9
  41. 39San Marino68.5
  42. 40Slovenia67.5
  43. 41Chile67.2
  44. 42Portugal66.5
  45. 43Cyprus66.5
  46. 44Saudi Arabia66.1
  47. 45Oman65.7
  48. 46Poland65.7
  49. 47Malaysia65.6
  50. 48Puerto Rico (US)65.2
  51. 49Georgia65.1
  52. 50Uruguay65.1
  53. 51Italy65
  54. 52Antigua and Barbuda64.9
  55. 53Bermuda64.8
  56. 54Spain64.7
  57. 55Costa Rica64
  58. 56Malta62.6
  59. 57Palau62.5
  60. 58St. Kitts and Nevis62.4
  61. 59Greece62.4
  62. 60Barbados61.8
  63. 61Slovak Republic61.2
  64. 62Kuwait61.2
  65. 63Botswana61.2
  66. 64Guam61
  67. 64American Samoa61
  68. 65Seychelles61
  69. 66Romania60.9
  70. 67Hungary60.1
  71. 68Bulgaria59.4
  72. 69Croatia59.4
  73. 70Jordan59.2
  74. 71Rwanda59.1
  75. 72North Macedonia59.1
  76. 73Dominican Republic58.1
  77. 74St. Lucia57.7
  78. 75Armenia57
  79. 76Albania57
  80. 77Namibia57
  81. 78Azerbaijan57
  82. 79Montenegro56.9
  83. 80Indonesia56.8
  84. 81Thailand56.5
  85. 82St. Vincent and the Grenadines56.5
  86. 83Jamaica56.3
  87. 84Peru56.2
  88. 85Philippines56.1
  89. 86Serbia56.1
  90. 87Fiji55.9
  91. 88Dominica55.8
  92. 89Grenada55.6
  93. 90Kazakhstan55.6
  94. 91Cabo Verde55.6
  95. 92Colombia55.1
  96. 93Morocco54.4
  97. 94Moldova54.1
  98. 95South Africa53.9
  99. 96Mongolia53.7
  100. 97China53.7
  101. 98Panama53.7
  102. 99Ghana53.4
  103. 100Bhutan53.4
  104. 101India53.3
  105. 102Samoa53.3
  106. 103Bahamas, The53.2
  107. 104Paraguay52.6
  108. 105Cote d'Ivoire52.2
  109. 106El Salvador52.1
  110. 107Tonga51.8
  111. 108Mexico51.8
  112. 109Trinidad and Tobago51.6
  113. 110Turkiye51.5
  114. 111Kosovo51.3
  115. 112Argentina51.2
  116. 113Maldives51.2
  117. 114Senegal51.1
  118. 115Viet Nam50.7
  119. 116Benin50.5
  120. 117Brazil50.2
  121. 118Sri Lanka50.1
  122. 119Ukraine50.1
  123. 120Guatemala50
  124. 121Vanuatu49.7
  125. 122Kenya49.6
  126. 123Bosnia and Herzegovina49.3
  127. 124Tunisia48.7
  128. 125Tuvalu48.5
  129. 126Togo48.4
  130. 127Zambia48.2
  131. 128Guyana47.8
  132. 129Belize47.8
  133. 130West Bank and Gaza47.5
  134. 131Lesotho47.2
  135. 132Egypt, Arab Rep.47
  136. 133Kiribati47
  137. 134Kyrgyz Republic46.7
  138. 135Uganda46.6
  139. 136Naoero46.6
  140. 137Burkina Faso46.6
  141. 138Uzbekistan46.6
  142. 139Tanzania46.4
  143. 140Nepal46.2
  144. 141Malawi45.6
  145. 142Papua New Guinea45.4
  146. 143Honduras45
  147. 144Cambodia44.9
  148. 145Nigeria44.9
  149. 146Lao PDR44.8
  150. 147Eswatini44.8
  151. 148Ecuador44.7
  152. 149Gambia, The44.4
  153. 150Marshall Islands44
  154. 151Gabon43.5
  155. 152Cameroon43.4
  156. 153Timor-Leste43.3
  157. 154Madagascar43.1
  158. 155Algeria43
  159. 156Tajikistan42.9
  160. 157Mali42.8
  161. 158Niger42.8
  162. 159Micronesia, Fed. Sts.42.8
  163. 160Mozambique42.8
  164. 161Angola42.7
  165. 162Mauritania42.6
  166. 163Pakistan42.4
  167. 164Burundi42
  168. 165Ethiopia41.7
  169. 166Liberia41.6
  170. 167Djibouti41.4
  171. 168Solomon Islands40.9
  172. 169Sao Tome and Principe40.8
  173. 170Guinea40.8
  174. 171Suriname40.4
  175. 172Bangladesh39.9
  176. 173Lebanon39.7
  177. 174Nicaragua39.2
  178. 175Iraq38.6
  179. 176Sierra Leone38.2
  180. 177Russian Federation38
  181. 178Chad37.7
  182. 179Congo, Rep.36.7
  183. 180Zimbabwe36.3
  184. 181Guinea-Bissau36.1
  185. 182Belarus35.4
  186. 183Comoros35.2
  187. 184Bolivia35.1
  188. 185Central African Republic34.9
  189. 186Congo, Dem. Rep.34.6
  190. 187Equatorial Guinea32.8
  191. 188Myanmar32.5
  192. 189Cuba32.2
  193. 190Haiti31.8
  194. 191Iran, Islamic Rep.31
  195. 192Afghanistan30.6
  196. 193Yemen, Rep.29.9
  197. 194Sudan28.6
  198. 195Turkmenistan28.2
  199. 196Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.6
  200. 197Libya27.4
  201. 198Korea, Dem. People's Rep.25.3
  202. 199Venezuela, RB24.8
  203. 200South Sudan24.4
  204. 201Syrian Arab Republic23.4
  205. 202Eritrea22.8

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