Data for 2024

Regulatory Quality, 2024

Name: Regulatory Quality, 2024
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Regulatory Quality, 2024 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.0877; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.0782. The middle country reads -0.0898. Against 2023, 209 values changed (103 up, 106 down), the same countries are covered.

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Regulatory Quality · Data for 2024

HighestSingapore

2.0877

LowestEritrea

-2.0782

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

209countries
2measures per country
2024the 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, 2024, 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	2.0877	91.436
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.8773	87.813
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8335	87.060
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.8040	86.551
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.7521	85.658
6	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.7240	85.175
7	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.6941	84.659
8	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6679	84.208
9	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.6447	83.810
10	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.6366	83.670
11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.6285	83.530
12	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.5862	82.802
13	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.5490	82.162
14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.5276	81.794
15	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.5224	81.704
16	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.3831	79.305
17	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.3539	78.804
18	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.3450	78.650
19	United States`USA`Northern America	1.3254	78.312
20	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.2872	77.654
21	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.2539	77.081
22	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.2446	76.922
23	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.2250	76.584
24	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.2038	76.220
25	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.1963	76.090
26	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.1805	75.818
27	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.1325	74.992
28	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.0931	74.314
=29	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.0917	74.290
=29	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.0917	74.290
=29	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.0917	74.290
32	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.0889	74.242
33	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.0809	74.104
34	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.0658	73.843
35	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.0535	73.633
36	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.9763	72.303
37	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.9606	72.032
38	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.9515	71.877
39	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9385	71.652
40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.9245	71.411
41	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.9169	71.280
=42	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.8539	70.196
=42	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.8539	70.196
44	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.7560	68.511
45	Chile`CHL`South America	0.7294	68.053
46	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7244	67.967
47	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.6914	67.398
48	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6826	67.246
49	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.6796	67.195
50	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.6688	67.009
51	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.6539	66.753
52	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.6495	66.677
53	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.6346	66.421
54	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.6291	66.326
55	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.6286	66.317
56	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.6161	66.103
57	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.5648	65.218
58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.5214	64.472
59	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.5170	64.397
60	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.5134	64.334
61	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.4667	63.530
62	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4489	63.225
63	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.4485	63.217
64	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.4456	63.168
65	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.3866	62.151
=66	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.3783	62.009
=66	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.3783	62.009
68	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3764	61.976
69	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.3628	61.742
70	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.3501	61.523
71	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.3474	61.477
72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.3464	61.459
73	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.3459	61.451
74	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.3274	61.133
75	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.3093	60.821
76	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.2613	59.994
77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.2534	59.859
78	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.2527	59.847
79	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.2329	59.505
80	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.2017	58.969
81	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.1956	58.864
82	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.1610	58.268
83	Peru`PER`South America	0.1588	58.230
84	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1539	58.146
85	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.1145	57.467
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1123	57.430
87	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.1100	57.390
88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.0910	57.064
89	Colombia`COL`South America	0.0745	56.778
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.0708	56.714
91	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0672	56.653
92	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.0641	56.600
93	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.0510	56.374
94	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.0443	56.259
95	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.0359	56.114
96	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.0277	55.974
97	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.0106	55.313
98	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.0192	55.165
99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.0428	54.760
100	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.0525	54.592
101	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.0550	54.549
102	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.0653	54.372
103	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.0679	54.327
104	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.0893	53.959
105	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.0898	53.950
106	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0976	53.816
107	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.1030	53.723
108	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.1136	53.540
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.1192	53.444
110	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.1500	52.914
111	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.1577	52.782
112	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	-0.1581	52.775
113	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.1646	52.663
114	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.1650	52.656
115	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.1770	52.450
116	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.2017	52.025
117	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.2400	51.364
118	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.2516	51.166
119	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.2540	51.123
120	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.2685	50.875
121	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2875	50.547
122	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.3008	50.318
123	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3137	50.095
124	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3307	49.804
125	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.3387	49.666
126	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3463	49.535
127	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.3592	49.313
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3603	49.294
129	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3683	49.156
130	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3826	48.910
131	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.4050	48.523
132	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.4317	48.065
133	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.4337	48.031
134	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.4343	48.020
135	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.4371	47.972
136	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.4401	47.921
137	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.4557	47.651
138	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.4558	47.649
139	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.4585	47.604
140	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5232	46.490
141	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.5250	46.458
142	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.5394	46.210
143	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.5493	46.041
144	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5590	45.872
145	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.5671	45.734
146	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.5727	45.638
147	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.5908	45.325
148	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.6009	45.152
149	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.6110	44.978
150	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.6131	44.942
151	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.6234	44.764
152	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.6330	44.599
153	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.6359	44.550
154	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.6583	44.164
155	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.6610	44.118
156	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6802	43.787
157	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6942	43.546
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7029	43.396
159	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.7250	43.016
160	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.7296	42.937
161	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.7465	42.646
162	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.7587	42.436
163	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7674	42.285
164	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.7696	42.248
165	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.7753	42.149
166	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7958	41.797
167	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.8029	41.674
168	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.8032	41.670
169	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.8080	41.586
170	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.8336	41.146
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.8341	41.137
172	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.8409	41.021
173	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.8469	40.917
174	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.8549	40.779
175	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.9156	39.734
176	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.9162	39.724
177	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.9266	39.544
178	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.9315	39.461
179	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.9351	39.399
180	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.9563	39.034
181	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.9588	38.991
182	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.0291	37.780
183	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.0418	37.562
184	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.0820	36.870
185	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.0971	36.609
186	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1975	34.881
187	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.2274	34.368
188	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.2325	34.279
189	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.2536	33.915
190	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.2577	33.846
191	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.2661	33.701
192	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.2843	33.387
193	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3580	32.119
194	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.4259	30.949
195	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.4326	30.834
196	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.4552	30.445
197	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.4606	30.353
198	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.5001	29.672
199	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.5265	29.218
200	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5542	28.741
201	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.6925	26.360
202	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.7586	25.223
203	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.7661	25.094
204	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.8208	24.151
205	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.9031	22.735
206	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.9361	22.166
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.9440	22.030
208	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.9934	21.181
209	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.0782	19.721

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.0877
2Finland1.8773
3New Zealand1.8335
4Denmark1.8040
5Luxembourg1.7521

Lowest

209Eritrea-2.0782
208Syria-1.9934
207South Sudan-1.9440
206North Korea-1.9361
205Venezuela-1.9031

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0898. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Regulatory Quality (0–100)
HighestSingapore91.436
LowestEritrea19.721
Middle country: 53.950

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
103 · 106rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Niue-0.8783 → -0.6110+0.2673
Iraq-1.2939 → -1.0291+0.2648
Argentina-0.4874 → -0.2400+0.2473
Guyana-0.6783 → -0.4371+0.2412
Tuvalu-0.6646 → -0.4401+0.2245

Fell most

Canada1.5853 → 1.2872−0.2982
Slovakia0.6006 → 0.3501−0.2505
Monaco1.3314 → 1.0917−0.2397
Indonesia0.3075 → 0.0910−0.2164
Cuba-1.2659 → -1.4606−0.1946

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 1.0917. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2024). Regulatory Quality, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/regulatory-quality/2024

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