Regulatory Quality Index Worldwide
This Index captures perceptions of the ability of government to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that permit and promote private sector development. It ranges from 0 to 100 (higher values, in green, indicating better outcomes).
There is a difference between quality of the regulatory tools employed by a government (such as regulatory impact assessment, consultation, simplification plans, codification exercises, plans to reduce administrative burdens, regulatory cost-ceiling for departments and agencies), quality of the overall process to reduce regulations through different administrative requirements (administrative procedure acts, freedom of information acts, notice-and-comments, and obligation to respond to the received comments), and quality of the regulations as experienced by firms and citizens. Most of the indicators available track down the first dimension.
To capture the other dimensions is more difficult, since regulations fail or succeed not just because how they were appraised in the first place. More decisive are variables such as the culture of compliance of the firms,
Data Source: World Bank, World Bank Governance Outcomes, Update 2011
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Ranking of 210 Countries
Rank | Country | Rank | Country | |
1 | DENMARK | 106 | MOROCCO | |
2 | HONG KONG SAR, CHINA | 107 | MOLDOVA | |
3 | FINLAND | 108 | KENYA | |
4 | SINGAPORE | 109 | UGANDA | |
5 | NETHERLANDS | 110 | RWANDA | |
6 | NEW ZEALAND | 111 | GUATEMALA | |
7 | UNITED KINGDOM | 112 | EGYPT | |
8 | SWEDEN | 113 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | |
9 | CANADA | 114 | HONDURAS | |
10 | LUXEMBOURG | 115 | SRI LANKA | |
11 | AUSTRALIA | 116 | CHINA | |
12 | IRELAND | 117 | KYRGYZSTAN | |
13 | SWITZERLAND | 118 | PHILIPPINES | |
14 | GERMANY | 119 | SAMOA | |
15 | AUSTRIA | 120 | SENEGAL | |
16 | LIECHTENSTEIN | 121 | MONGOLIA | |
17 | NORWAY | 122 | KAZAKHSTAN | |
18 | ESTONIA | 123 | BENIN | |
19 | CHILE | 124 | PARAGUAY | |
20 | MALTA | 125 | MOZAMBIQUE | |
21 | UNITED STATES | 126 | NICARAGUA | |
22 | CYPRUS | 127 | INDONESIA | |
23 | ANDORRA | 128 | INDIA | |
24 | ANGUILLA | 129 | GAMBIA | |
25 | BERMUDA | 130 | RUSSIA | |
26 | GREENLAND | 131 | MALDIVES | |
27 | ARUBA | 132 | TANZANIA | |
28 | FRANCE | 133 | AZERBAIJAN | |
29 | MACAO SAR, CHINA | 134 | MALI | |
30 | BELGIUM | 135 | BELIZE | |
31 | FRENCH GUIANA | 136 | CAMBODIA | |
32 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 137 | ZAMBIA | |
33 | ISRAEL | 138 | NIGER | |
34 | SPAIN | 139 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | |
35 | TAIWAN, CHINA | 140 | TONGA | |
36 | CAYMAN ISLANDS | 141 | GUYANA | |
37 | REUNION | 142 | UKRAINE | |
38 | BRUNEI | 143 | SEYCHELLES | |
39 | HUNGARY | 144 | MALAWI | |
40 | SLOVAKIA | 145 | VIETNAM | |
41 | JAPAN | 146 | MADAGASCAR | |
42 | LATVIA | 147 | PAKISTAN | |
43 | LITHUANIA | 148 | YEMEN | |
44 | POLAND | 149 | GABON | |
45 | KOREA, SOUTH | 150 | LESOTHO | |
46 | ICELAND | 151 | SWAZILAND | |
47 | MARTINIQUE | 152 | SURINAME | |
48 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | 153 | FIJI | |
49 | ITALY | 154 | ARGENTINA | |
50 | MAURITIUS | 155 | NIUE | |
51 | PUERTO RICO | 156 | CAMEROON | |
52 | PORTUGAL | 157 | DJIBOUTI | |
53 | BAHRAIN | 158 | SIERRA LEONE | |
54 | SLOVENIA | 159 | NEPAL | |
55 | ROMANIA | 160 | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | |
56 | GREECE | 161 | VANUATU | |
57 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 162 | NIGERIA | |
58 | GUAM | 163 | MAURITANIA | |
59 | VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) | 164 | BOLIVIA | |
60 | BULGARIA | 165 | BANGLADESH | |
61 | MALAYSIA | 166 | ETHIOPIA | |
62 | GEORGIA | 167 | PALAU | |
63 | CROATIA | 168 | TOGO | |
64 | QATAR | 169 | COTE D’IVOIRE | |
65 | BAHAMAS | 170 | MICRONESIA | |
66 | COSTA RICA | 171 | SYRIA | |
67 | OMAN | 172 | MARSHALL ISLANDS | |
68 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 173 | LAOS | |
69 | BOTSWANA | 174 | ANGOLA | |
70 | BARBADOS | 175 | LIBERIA | |
71 | PERU | 176 | NAURU | |
72 | ST. KITTS AND NEVIS | 177 | TAJIKISTAN | |
73 | DOMINICA | 178 | HAITI | |
74 | ST. LUCIA | 179 | IRAQ | |
75 | ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 180 | GUINEA-BISSAU | |
76 | PANAMA | 181 | GUINEA | |
77 | URUGUAY | 182 | CHAD | |
78 | GRENADA | 183 | TIMOR-LESTE | |
79 | SOUTH AFRICA | 184 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | |
80 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 185 | BHUTAN | |
81 | AMERICAN SAMOA | 186 | BURUNDI | |
82 | TURKEY | 187 | ECUADOR | |
83 | EL SALVADOR | 188 | ALGERIA | |
84 | COLOMBIA | 189 | LIBYA | |
85 | JAMAICA | 190 | BELARUS | |
86 | MACEDONIA | 191 | TUVALU | |
87 | MEXICO | 192 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | |
88 | ARMENIA | 193 | CONGO | |
89 | WEST BANK GAZA | 194 | KIRIBATI | |
90 | JORDAN | 195 | SUDAN | |
91 | ALBANIA | 196 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA | |
92 | THAILAND | 197 | COOK ISLANDS | |
93 | BRAZIL | 198 | COMOROS | |
94 | KUWAIT | 199 | CUBA | |
95 | SAUDI ARABIA | 200 | AFGHANISTAN | |
96 | NAMIBIA | 201 | VENEZUELA | |
97 | GHANA | 202 | UZBEKISTAN | |
98 | LEBANON | 203 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | |
99 | TUNISIA | 204 | IRAN | |
100 | SERBIA | 205 | ZIMBABWE | |
101 | KOSOVO | 206 | TURKMENISTAN | |
102 | MONTENEGRO | 207 | ERITREA | |
103 | CAPE VERDE | 208 | MYANMAR | |
104 | BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 209 | SOMALIA | |
105 | BURKINA FASO | 210 | KOREA, NORTH |