Data for 2022

Regulatory Quality, 2022

Name: Regulatory Quality, 2022
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Regulatory Quality, 2022 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.0395; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.0353. The middle country reads -0.1056. Against 2021, 207 values changed (78 up, 129 down), 2 countries joined.

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Regulatory Quality · Data for 2022

HighestSingapore

2.0395

LowestEritrea

-2.0353

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

209countries
2measures per country
2022the year it describes
205distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Regulatory Quality, 2022, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0395	90.605
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.9887	89.732
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.8872	87.983
4	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8785	87.834
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.8559	87.444
6	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8354	87.093
7	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.7408	85.464
8	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.7291	85.263
9	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6975	84.718
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.6887	84.567
11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.6605	84.081
12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.6182	83.352
13	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.6031	83.092
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.5676	82.482
15	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.5494	82.168
16	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.5413	82.029
17	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.5342	81.908
18	United States`USA`Northern America	1.4618	80.661
19	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.4360	80.216
20	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.4271	80.063
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.4117	79.799
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.3961	79.530
23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.3886	79.400
24	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.3731	79.134
25	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.3307	78.404
26	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.3278	78.353
27	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.2584	77.160
28	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2567	77.129
29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.1954	76.074
30	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.1375	75.079
=31	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.0929	74.310
=31	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.0929	74.310
33	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.0814	74.112
34	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.0498	73.569
35	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.0099	72.882
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.0016	72.739
37	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.9767	72.311
38	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.9761	72.299
39	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9221	71.370
40	Chile`CHL`South America	0.8891	70.802
41	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.8629	70.352
=42	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.8551	70.216
=42	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.8551	70.216
=42	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.8551	70.216
45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.8548	70.212
46	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.8294	69.773
47	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8246	69.691
48	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.8037	69.332
49	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.7824	68.965
50	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.7793	68.911
51	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7721	68.788
52	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.7600	68.579
53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.7422	68.273
54	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.6794	67.192
55	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.6681	66.998
56	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.6395	66.506
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.6300	66.341
58	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.6214	66.194
59	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.5193	64.436
60	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.5024	64.145
61	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.4841	63.829
62	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.4802	63.763
63	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4537	63.306
64	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4488	63.222
65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.4292	62.885
66	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.4159	62.656
67	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.4080	62.520
=68	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.3795	62.029
=68	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.3795	62.029
70	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.3487	61.498
71	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.3472	61.474
72	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3258	61.104
73	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.3156	60.929
74	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.3066	60.774
75	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.3065	60.773
76	Colombia`COL`South America	0.2482	59.769
77	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.2467	59.743
78	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.2451	59.715
79	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.2147	59.193
80	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.1951	58.855
81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1900	58.767
82	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.1617	58.280
83	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.1474	58.034
84	Peru`PER`South America	0.1463	58.014
85	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.1456	58.003
86	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.1288	57.713
87	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.1002	57.220
88	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.0976	57.176
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.0967	57.162
90	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.0920	57.080
91	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.0861	56.978
92	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.0598	56.526
93	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.0398	56.182
94	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.0187	55.175
95	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.0247	55.071
96	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.0257	55.054
97	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.0556	54.538
98	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.0578	54.501
99	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.0627	54.416
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.0668	54.345
101	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.0750	54.205
102	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.0900	53.947
103	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.0914	53.922
104	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.0924	53.905
105	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.1056	53.678
106	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.1060	53.671
107	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.1146	53.524
108	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	-0.1247	53.349
109	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.1442	53.013
110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.1473	52.960
111	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.1618	52.710
112	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.1677	52.609
113	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.1775	52.440
114	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.1983	52.083
115	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.2087	51.903
116	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.2131	51.827
117	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2849	50.592
118	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.3071	50.209
119	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3073	50.207
120	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.3116	50.133
121	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3245	49.910
122	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.3267	49.872
123	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.3299	49.817
124	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3473	49.518
125	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.3579	49.335
126	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.3731	49.073
127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.3781	48.988
128	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.3963	48.674
129	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.4130	48.386
130	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.4426	47.877
131	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.4456	47.826
132	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.4469	47.803
133	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4522	47.712
134	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.4573	47.623
135	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.4728	47.358
136	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.4732	47.350
137	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5027	46.843
138	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.5187	46.568
139	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.5406	46.190
140	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.5415	46.175
141	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.5540	45.960
142	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.5709	45.669
143	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.5820	45.478
144	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.6150	44.909
145	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.6162	44.888
146	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.6267	44.708
147	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.6294	44.661
148	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.6362	44.544
149	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.6372	44.528
150	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.6441	44.409
151	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6617	44.105
152	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6700	43.963
153	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6928	43.570
154	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.7118	43.242
155	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.7222	43.065
156	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.7429	42.708
157	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.7488	42.606
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7667	42.297
159	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.7749	42.157
160	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.7766	42.127
161	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7814	42.045
162	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.7883	41.926
163	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.7963	41.789
164	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.8137	41.488
165	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.8159	41.450
166	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.8191	41.395
167	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.8371	41.085
168	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.8408	41.022
169	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8604	40.684
170	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.8805	40.340
171	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.8980	40.038
172	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.9053	39.911
173	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9108	39.817
174	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.9149	39.746
175	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.9171	39.709
176	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.9206	39.649
177	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.9260	39.556
178	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.9355	39.391
179	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.9553	39.051
180	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.9865	38.513
181	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.9939	38.387
182	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.0090	38.127
183	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.0264	37.828
184	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.0908	36.719
185	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.0925	36.689
186	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.1133	36.330
187	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.2064	34.728
188	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.2664	33.696
189	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.2665	33.693
190	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.2676	33.674
191	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.2896	33.296
192	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.3201	32.771
193	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3231	32.720
194	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3330	32.548
195	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.3442	32.356
196	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.3452	32.338
197	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.3682	31.942
198	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.4041	31.325
199	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.4190	31.068
200	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.4816	29.991
201	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.5905	28.116
202	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.7850	24.768
203	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.8101	24.336
204	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.8754	23.213
205	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.8987	22.811
206	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.9485	21.954
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.9779	21.447
208	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.9986	21.091
209	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.0353	20.459

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Singapore2.0395
2Denmark1.9887
3Finland1.8872
4New Zealand1.8785
5Luxembourg1.8559

Lowest

209Eritrea-2.0353
208North Korea-1.9986
207South Sudan-1.9779
206Libya-1.9485
205Syria-1.8987

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.1056. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Regulatory Quality (0–100)
HighestSingapore90.605
LowestEritrea20.459
Middle country: 53.678

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
78 · 129rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Equatorial Guinea-1.5292 → -1.3201+0.2091
Saudi Arabia0.3305 → 0.4841+0.1535
Venezuela-2.0288 → -1.8754+0.1535
Ireland1.6137 → 1.7408+0.1271
Algeria-1.0318 → -0.9149+0.1168

Fell most

Russia-0.3814 → -0.9108−0.5294
Sri Lanka-0.1260 → -0.4469−0.3209
Belarus-0.8364 → -1.1133−0.2769
Iceland1.6406 → 1.4271−0.2135
Panama0.2472 → 0.0861−0.1611

+ Cook Islands

+ Niue

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

205 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 0.8551. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2022). Regulatory Quality, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/regulatory-quality/2022

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