social2024
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-0.0Number
Median: -0.1Number
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Singapore
2.1Number
Lowest
Eritrea
-2.0Number
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore2.1Number
2Finland2.0Number
3Denmark1.9Number
4New Zealand1.8Number
5Luxembourg1.8Number
By Region
Oceania1.8Number(2 countries)
Europe1.1Number(32 countries)
North America0.6Number(4 countries)
Asia0.1Number(26 countries)
South America0.0Number(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2.0Number)High (2.1Number)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.0Number)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (123)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.1Number |
| 2 | Finland | 2.0Number |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.9Number |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1.8Number |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1.8Number |
| 6 | Ireland | 1.8Number |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.8Number |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1.7Number |
| 9 | Australia | 1.7Number |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1.7Number |
| 11 | Sweden | 1.7Number |
| 12 | Norway | 1.7Number |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 1.5Number |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.5Number |
| 15 | Greenland | 1.5Number |
| 16 | Germany | 1.5Number |
| 17 | Estonia | 1.4Number |
| 18 | Macao | 1.4Number |
| 19 | Canada | 1.4Number |
| 20 | United States of America | 1.4Number |
| 21 | Austria | 1.4Number |
| 22 | Iceland | 1.3Number |
| 23 | Japan | 1.3Number |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.3Number |
| 25 | Belgium | 1.2Number |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 1.2Number |
| 27 | France | 1.1Number |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1Number |
| 29 | Israel | 1.1Number |
| 30 | Monaco | 1.1Number |
| 31 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.1Number |
| 32 | Latvia | 1.1Number |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 1.1Number |
| 34 | South Korea | 1.0Number |
| 35 | Aruba | 1.0Number |
| 36 | Qatar | 1.0Number |
| 37 | Bahrain | 1.0Number |
| 38 | Mauritius | 0.9Number |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9Number |
| 40 | San Marino | 0.9Number |
| 41 | Slovenia | 0.8Number |
| 42 | Chile | 0.8Number |
| 43 | Portugal | 0.7Number |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.7Number |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7Number |
| 46 | Oman | 0.7Number |
| 47 | Poland | 0.7Number |
| 48 | Malaysia | 0.7Number |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 0.7Number |
| 50 | Georgia | 0.7Number |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.6Number |
| 52 | Italy | 0.6Number |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6Number |
| 54 | Bermuda | 0.6Number |
| 55 | Spain | 0.6Number |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.6Number |
| 57 | Malta | 0.5Number |
| 58 | Palau | 0.5Number |
| 59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5Number |
| 60 | Greece | 0.5Number |
| 61 | Barbados | 0.4Number |
| 62 | Slovakia | 0.4Number |
| 63 | Kuwait | 0.4Number |
| 64 | Botswana | 0.4Number |
| 65 | Guam | 0.4Number |
| 66 | American Samoa | 0.4Number |
| 67 | Seychelles | 0.4Number |
| 68 | Romania | 0.4Number |
| 69 | Hungary | 0.3Number |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 0.3Number |
| 71 | Croatia | 0.3Number |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.3Number |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.3Number |
| 74 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.3Number |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 0.2Number |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 0.2Number |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.1Number |
| 78 | Albania | 0.1Number |
| 79 | Namibia | 0.1Number |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 0.1Number |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.1Number |
| 82 | Indonesia | 0.1Number |
| 83 | Thailand | 0.1Number |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1Number |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.1Number |
| 86 | Peru | 0.1Number |
| 87 | Philippines | 0.1Number |
| 88 | Serbia | 0.1Number |
| 89 | Fiji | 0.1Number |
| 90 | Dominica | 0.1Number |
| 91 | Grenada | 0.0Number |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 0.0Number |
| 93 | Cape Verde | 0.0Number |
| 94 | Colombia | 0.0Number |
| 95 | Morocco | -0.0Number |
| 96 | Moldova, Republic of | -0.0Number |
| 97 | South Africa | -0.1Number |
| 98 | Mongolia | -0.1Number |
| 99 | People's Republic of China | -0.1Number |
| 100 | Panama | -0.1Number |
| 101 | Ghana | -0.1Number |
| 102 | Bhutan | -0.1Number |
| 103 | India | -0.1Number |
| 104 | Samoa | -0.1Number |
| 105 | Bahamas | -0.1Number |
| 106 | Paraguay | -0.1Number |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.2Number |
| 108 | El Salvador | -0.2Number |
| 109 | Tonga | -0.2Number |
| 110 | Mexico | -0.2Number |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.2Number |
| 112 | Türkiye | -0.2Number |
| 113 | Argentina | -0.2Number |
| 114 | Maldives | -0.2Number |
| 115 | Senegal | -0.2Number |
| 116 | Vietnam | -0.3Number |
| 117 | Benin | -0.3Number |
| 118 | Brazil | -0.3Number |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | -0.3Number |
| 120 | Ukraine | -0.3Number |
| 121 | Guatemala | -0.3Number |
| 122 | Vanuatu | -0.3Number |
| 123 | Kenya | -0.3Number |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3Number |
| 125 | Tunisia | -0.4Number |
| 126 | Tuvalu | -0.4Number |
| 127 | Togo | -0.4Number |
| 128 | Zambia | -0.4Number |
| 129 | Guyana | -0.4Number |
| 130 | Belize | -0.5Number |
| 131 | State of Palestine | -0.5Number |
| 132 | Lesotho | -0.5Number |
| 133 | Egypt | -0.5Number |
| 134 | Kiribati | -0.5Number |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.5Number |
| 136 | Uganda | -0.5Number |
| 137 | Nauru | -0.5Number |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | -0.5Number |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | -0.5Number |
| 140 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.5Number |
| 141 | Nepal | -0.6Number |
| 142 | Malawi | -0.6Number |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | -0.6Number |
| 144 | Honduras | -0.6Number |
| 145 | Cambodia | -0.6Number |
| 146 | Nigeria | -0.6Number |
| 147 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.6Number |
| 148 | Eswatini | -0.6Number |
| 149 | Ecuador | -0.6Number |
| 150 | Republic of The Gambia | -0.7Number |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | -0.7Number |
| 152 | Gabon | -0.7Number |
| 153 | Cameroon | -0.7Number |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | -0.7Number |
| 155 | Madagascar | -0.7Number |
| 156 | Algeria | -0.8Number |
| 157 | Tajikistan | -0.8Number |
| 158 | Mali | -0.8Number |
| 159 | Niger | -0.8Number |
| 160 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.8Number |
| 161 | Mozambique | -0.8Number |
| 162 | Angola | -0.8Number |
| 163 | Mauritania | -0.8Number |
| 164 | Pakistan | -0.8Number |
| 165 | Burundi | -0.8Number |
| 166 | Ethiopia | -0.8Number |
| 167 | Liberia | -0.8Number |
| 168 | Djibouti | -0.9Number |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | -0.9Number |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.9Number |
| 171 | Guinea | -0.9Number |
| 172 | Suriname | -0.9Number |
| 173 | Bangladesh | -1.0Number |
| 174 | Lebanon | -1.0Number |
| 175 | Nicaragua | -1.0Number |
| 176 | Iraq | -1.0Number |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | -1.1Number |
| 178 | Russian Federation | -1.1Number |
| 179 | Chad | -1.1Number |
| 180 | Republic of the Congo | -1.2Number |
| 181 | Zimbabwe | -1.2Number |
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.2Number |
| 183 | Belarus | -1.2Number |
| 184 | Comoros | -1.2Number |
| 185 | Bolivia | -1.3Number |
| 186 | Central African Republic | -1.3Number |
| 187 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.3Number |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.4Number |
| 189 | Myanmar | -1.4Number |
| 190 | Cuba | -1.4Number |
| 191 | Haiti | -1.5Number |
| 192 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -1.5Number |
| 193 | Afghanistan | -1.5Number |
| 194 | Yemen | -1.6Number |
| 195 | Sudan | -1.7Number |
| 196 | Turkmenistan | -1.7Number |
| 197 | Somalia | -1.7Number |
| 198 | Libya | -1.7Number |
| 199 | North Korea | -1.9Number |
| 200 | Venezuela | -1.9Number |
| 201 | South Sudan | -1.9Number |
| 202 | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.0Number |
| 203 | Eritrea | -2.0Number |
Showing 203 of 203 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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