Data for 2025

Regulatory Quality, 2025

Name: Regulatory Quality, 2025
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Regulatory Quality, 2025 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2.11280; Eritrea is lowest, at -2.10585. The middle country reads -0.09336. Against 2024, 209 values changed (79 up, 130 down), the same countries are covered.

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Regulatory Quality · Data for 2025

HighestSingapore

2.11280

LowestEritrea

-2.10585

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

209countries
2measures per country
2025the year it describes
206distinct 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, 2025, 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	2.11280	91.867
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.85370	87.407
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.69591	84.691
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.68354	84.478
5	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.66899	84.227
6	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.64312	83.782
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.63392	83.624
8	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.61738	83.339
9	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.61675	83.328
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.58554	82.791
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.57055	82.533
12	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.56347	82.411
13	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.54772	82.140
14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.46063	80.641
15	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.44064	80.296
16	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.43729	80.239
17	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.38157	79.279
18	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.37048	79.089
19	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.27050	77.367
20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.22132	76.521
21	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.21601	76.429
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.21062	76.337
23	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.19550	76.076
24	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.17428	75.711
25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.12574	74.875
26	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.08788	74.224
27	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.07294	73.967
28	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.07045	73.924
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.06709	73.866
30	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.06546	73.838
31	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.02247	73.098
32	United States`USA`Northern America	1.00605	72.815
33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.00282	72.759
34	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.00265	72.757
35	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.99779	72.673
36	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.98867	72.516
37	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.97479	72.277
38	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.96302	72.074
39	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.93213	71.543
40	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.85250	70.172
=41	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.85009	70.130
=41	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	0.85009	70.130
=41	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.85009	70.130
44	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.78872	69.074
45	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.69267	67.420
46	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.68423	67.275
47	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.67267	67.076
48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.66945	67.021
49	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.66050	66.867
50	Chile`CHL`South America	0.63592	66.443
51	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.62337	66.227
52	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.61998	66.169
53	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.61229	66.037
54	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.59799	65.790
55	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.58318	65.536
56	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.56075	65.149
57	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.55215	65.001
58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.53813	64.760
59	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.45427	63.316
60	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.44503	63.157
61	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.43504	62.985
62	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.41934	62.715
63	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.41601	62.658
64	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.40842	62.527
65	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.39397	62.278
66	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.37998	62.037
=67	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.37450	61.943
=67	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.37450	61.943
69	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.35806	61.660
70	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.35428	61.595
71	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.33919	61.335
72	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.33137	61.201
73	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.31484	60.916
74	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.30026	60.665
75	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.28071	60.329
76	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.26869	60.122
77	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.26376	60.037
78	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.25464	59.880
79	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.22097	59.300
80	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.21770	59.244
81	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.20929	59.099
82	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.18361	58.657
83	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.17202	58.458
84	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.12446	57.639
85	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.12439	57.638
86	Peru`PER`South America	0.11930	57.550
87	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.10629	57.326
88	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.07230	56.741
89	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.06752	56.659
90	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.05719	56.481
91	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.05122	56.378
92	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.03235	56.053
93	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.02224	55.879
94	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.01555	55.764
95	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.00808	55.635
96	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.01791	55.188
97	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	-0.02625	55.044
98	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.02949	54.989
99	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.04925	54.648
100	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.05293	54.585
101	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.06822	54.322
102	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	-0.07556	54.195
103	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.07662	54.177
104	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	-0.08837	53.975
105	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.09336	53.889
106	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.09340	53.888
107	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.11079	53.589
108	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.12131	53.408
109	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.14022	53.082
110	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.14153	53.060
111	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.16702	52.621
112	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.16957	52.577
113	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.17186	52.538
114	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.17755	52.440
115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.18425	52.324
116	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.19735	52.099
117	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.20002	52.053
118	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.23372	51.473
119	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.25531	51.101
120	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.26308	50.967
121	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.28169	50.647
122	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.29630	50.396
123	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.30368	50.268
124	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.33652	49.703
125	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.33992	49.645
126	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.37326	49.071
127	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.39681	48.665
128	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.39707	48.661
129	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.40366	48.547
130	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.40654	48.498
131	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.40664	48.496
132	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	-0.41862	48.290
133	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.44183	47.890
134	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.44189	47.889
135	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.45364	47.687
136	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.45919	47.591
137	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.47562	47.309
138	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.48847	47.087
139	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.49374	46.997
140	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.52011	46.543
141	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.52497	46.459
142	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.54705	46.079
143	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.57612	45.578
144	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.58657	45.399
145	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.58903	45.356
146	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.59345	45.280
147	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.61373	44.931
148	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.62236	44.782
149	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.63133	44.628
150	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.63476	44.569
151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.64446	44.402
152	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-0.64554	44.383
153	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.65338	44.248
154	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.65956	44.142
155	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.67610	43.857
156	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.71384	43.208
157	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.72270	43.055
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.72982	42.933
159	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.72989	42.931
160	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.73134	42.906
161	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.73241	42.888
162	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.74388	42.690
163	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.76043	42.406
164	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.76585	42.312
165	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.77681	42.124
166	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.78692	41.950
167	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.78909	41.912
168	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.79546	41.803
169	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.80380	41.659
170	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.80826	41.582
171	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.83327	41.152
172	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.85322	40.808
173	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.86532	40.600
174	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-0.86805	40.553
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.87116	40.499
176	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.91791	39.695
177	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.93785	39.351
178	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.93903	39.331
179	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.94304	39.262
180	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.95119	39.122
181	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.95128	39.120
182	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.01394	38.042
183	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.10355	36.499
184	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.10489	36.476
185	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.14420	35.799
186	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.19541	34.918
187	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.19677	34.894
188	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.22209	34.458
189	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.23284	34.273
190	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-1.25913	33.821
191	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.27514	33.545
192	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.30803	32.979
193	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.30991	32.947
194	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.43346	30.820
195	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.43688	30.761
196	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.45558	30.439
197	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.47073	30.178
198	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.51034	29.496
199	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.52546	29.236
200	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.57754	28.339
201	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.66365	26.857
202	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.70476	26.149
203	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.74381	25.477
204	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.81050	24.329
205	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.88027	23.128
206	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.91704	22.495
207	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.98513	21.323
208	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.98845	21.266
209	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-2.10585	19.245

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore2.11280
2New Zealand1.85370
3Denmark1.69591
4Switzerland1.68354
5Australia1.66899

Lowest

209Eritrea-2.10585
208North Korea-1.98845
207Venezuela-1.98513
206South Sudan-1.91704
205Turkmenistan-1.88027

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.09336. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Regulatory Quality (0–100)
HighestSingapore91.867
LowestEritrea19.245
Middle country: 53.889

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
79 · 130rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Monaco1.09172 → 1.56347+0.47175
Syria-1.99337 → -1.81050+0.18287
Vietnam-0.31373 → -0.14022+0.17352
Libya-1.82081 → -1.66365+0.15717
Canada1.28716 → 1.44064+0.15348

Fell most

Greenland1.52239 → 1.07045−0.45194
Cayman Islands1.08095 → 0.67267−0.40828
Puerto Rico0.67956 → 0.28071−0.39885
United States1.32537 → 1.00605−0.31933
Colombia0.07447 → -0.19735−0.27182

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

206 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 0.85009. 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 (2025). Regulatory Quality, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/regulatory-quality/2025

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