Data for 2018
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance Score, 2018
Figures for 2018, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance Score, 2018 covers 186 countries on 6 measures. 16 countries share the highest reading, 5.0; 13 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 2.3.
Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance Score · Data for 2018
Highest16 countries share it
5.0Lowest13 countries share it
0.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance Score, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 186 countries · select a heading to sort
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 4.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Austriashared5.0
- Bulgariashared5.0
- Canadashared5.0
- Switzerlandshared5.0
- Costa Ricashared5.0
Lowest
- Yemenshared0.0
- Vanuatushared0.0
- Syriashared0.0
- Saudi Arabiashared0.0
- Qatarshared0.0
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Forward regulatory plans (0–1)
Highest53 share it
Lowest101 share it
Middle country: 0.0
Consultation on proposed regulations (0–1)
Highest57 share it
Lowest50 share it
Middle country: 0.5
Reporting back on consultations (0–1)
Highest39 share it
Lowest100 share it
Middle country: 0.0
Regulatory impact assessment (0–1)
Highest47 share it
Lowest99 share it
Middle country: 0.0
Access to the laws in force (0–1)
Highest140 share it
Lowest25 share it
Middle country: 1.0
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Which country has the highest regulatory governance in Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance Score, 2018?
16 countries share the highest reading, 5.0, so no single country is named.
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