# Regulatory quality by nation — world ranking Regulatory quality ranked across 178 nations, highest to lowest. Finland highest at 85.8 (2024). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year. Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/regulatory-quality Updated: 2026-08-10 (the governance domain's last refresh) Definition: Perceived ability of government to write and enforce rules that let the private sector develop, scored 0–100. Unit: score. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank. Note: these are the Worldwide Governance Indicators' absolute 0–100 scores — anchored to two hypothetical benchmark performers, not percentile ranks — and they aggregate perception surveys and expert assessments: model estimates of what is perceived, not direct measurements. The ranking order is computed by Terralore from those scores. ## Ranking (178 nations) | Rank | Nation | Value | Observed | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Finland | 85.8 | 2024 | | 2 | Denmark | 85.3 | 2024 | | 3 | New Zealand | 84.0 | 2024 | | 4 | Luxembourg | 83.9 | 2024 | | 5 | Ireland | 83.2 | 2024 | | 6 | Switzerland | 82.8 | 2024 | | 7 | Australia | 82.0 | 2024 | | 8 | Netherlands | 82.0 | 2024 | | 9 | Sweden | 81.2 | 2024 | | 10 | Norway | 81.2 | 2024 | | 11 | Liechtenstein | 79.1 | 2024 | | 12 | United Kingdom | 78.7 | 2024 | | 13 | Greenland | 78.6 | 2024 | | 14 | Germany | 78.5 | 2024 | | 15 | Estonia | 76.9 | 2024 | | 16 | Canada | 76.3 | 2024 | | 17 | United States | 76.2 | 2024 | | 18 | Austria | 76.2 | 2024 | | 19 | Iceland | 75.8 | 2024 | | 20 | Japan | 75.8 | 2024 | | 21 | Lithuania | 75.2 | 2024 | | 22 | Belgium | 74.5 | 2024 | | 23 | Czechia | 74.3 | 2024 | | 24 | France | 72.9 | 2024 | | 25 | United Arab Emirates | 72.6 | 2024 | | 26 | Andorra | 72.2 | 2024 | | 26 | Monaco | 72.2 | 2024 | | 28 | Latvia | 72.2 | 2024 | | 29 | South Korea | 70.8 | 2024 | | 30 | Qatar | 70.1 | 2024 | | 31 | Mauritius | 69.7 | 2024 | | 32 | Brunei | 68.9 | 2024 | | 33 | San Marino | 68.5 | 2024 | | 34 | Slovenia | 67.5 | 2024 | | 35 | Chile | 67.2 | 2024 | | 36 | Portugal | 66.5 | 2024 | | 37 | Cyprus | 66.5 | 2024 | | 38 | Saudi Arabia | 66.1 | 2024 | | 39 | Oman | 65.7 | 2024 | | 40 | Poland | 65.7 | 2024 | | 41 | Malaysia | 65.6 | 2024 | | 42 | Puerto Rico | 65.2 | 2024 | | 43 | Georgia | 65.1 | 2024 | | 44 | Uruguay | 65.1 | 2024 | | 45 | Italy | 65.0 | 2024 | | 46 | Spain | 64.7 | 2024 | | 47 | Costa Rica | 64.0 | 2024 | | 48 | Malta | 62.6 | 2024 | | 49 | Greece | 62.4 | 2024 | | 50 | Slovakia | 61.2 | 2024 | | 51 | Kuwait | 61.2 | 2024 | | 52 | Botswana | 61.2 | 2024 | | 53 | Seychelles | 61.0 | 2024 | | 54 | Romania | 60.9 | 2024 | | 55 | Hungary | 60.1 | 2024 | | 56 | Bulgaria | 59.4 | 2024 | | 57 | Croatia | 59.4 | 2024 | | 58 | Jordan | 59.2 | 2024 | | 59 | Rwanda | 59.1 | 2024 | | 60 | North Macedonia | 59.1 | 2024 | | 61 | Dominican Republic | 58.1 | 2024 | | 62 | Armenia | 57.0 | 2024 | | 63 | Albania | 57.0 | 2024 | | 64 | Namibia | 57.0 | 2024 | | 65 | Azerbaijan | 57.0 | 2024 | | 66 | Montenegro | 56.9 | 2024 | | 67 | Indonesia | 56.8 | 2024 | | 68 | Thailand | 56.5 | 2024 | | 69 | Jamaica | 56.3 | 2024 | | 70 | Peru | 56.2 | 2024 | | 71 | Philippines | 56.1 | 2024 | | 72 | Serbia | 56.1 | 2024 | | 73 | Fiji | 55.9 | 2024 | | 74 | Kazakhstan | 55.6 | 2024 | | 75 | Cape Verde | 55.6 | 2024 | | 76 | Colombia | 55.1 | 2024 | | 77 | Morocco | 54.4 | 2024 | | 78 | Moldova | 54.1 | 2024 | | 79 | South Africa | 53.9 | 2024 | | 80 | Mongolia | 53.7 | 2024 | | 81 | China | 53.7 | 2024 | | 82 | Panama | 53.7 | 2024 | | 83 | Ghana | 53.4 | 2024 | | 84 | Bhutan | 53.4 | 2024 | | 85 | India | 53.3 | 2024 | | 86 | Bahamas | 53.2 | 2024 | | 87 | Paraguay | 52.6 | 2024 | | 88 | Ivory Coast | 52.2 | 2024 | | 89 | El Salvador | 52.1 | 2024 | | 90 | Mexico | 51.8 | 2024 | | 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.6 | 2024 | | 92 | Türkiye | 51.5 | 2024 | | 93 | Kosovo | 51.3 | 2024 | | 94 | Argentina | 51.2 | 2024 | | 95 | Senegal | 51.1 | 2024 | | 96 | Vietnam | 50.7 | 2024 | | 97 | Benin | 50.5 | 2024 | | 98 | Brazil | 50.2 | 2024 | | 99 | Sri Lanka | 50.1 | 2024 | | 100 | Ukraine | 50.1 | 2024 | | 101 | Guatemala | 50.0 | 2024 | | 102 | Vanuatu | 49.7 | 2024 | | 103 | Kenya | 49.6 | 2024 | | 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.3 | 2024 | | 105 | Tunisia | 48.7 | 2024 | | 106 | Togo | 48.4 | 2024 | | 107 | Zambia | 48.2 | 2024 | | 108 | Guyana | 47.8 | 2024 | | 109 | Belize | 47.8 | 2024 | | 110 | Palestine | 47.5 | 2024 | | 111 | Lesotho | 47.2 | 2024 | | 112 | Egypt | 47.0 | 2024 | | 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.7 | 2024 | | 114 | Uganda | 46.6 | 2024 | | 115 | Burkina Faso | 46.6 | 2024 | | 116 | Uzbekistan | 46.6 | 2024 | | 117 | Tanzania | 46.4 | 2024 | | 118 | Nepal | 46.2 | 2024 | | 119 | Malawi | 45.6 | 2024 | | 120 | Papua New Guinea | 45.4 | 2024 | | 121 | Honduras | 45.0 | 2024 | | 122 | Cambodia | 44.9 | 2024 | | 123 | Nigeria | 44.9 | 2024 | | 124 | Laos | 44.8 | 2024 | | 125 | Eswatini | 44.8 | 2024 | | 126 | Ecuador | 44.7 | 2024 | | 127 | Gambia | 44.4 | 2024 | | 128 | Gabon | 43.5 | 2024 | | 129 | Cameroon | 43.4 | 2024 | | 130 | Timor-Leste | 43.3 | 2024 | | 131 | Madagascar | 43.1 | 2024 | | 132 | Algeria | 43.0 | 2024 | | 133 | Tajikistan | 42.9 | 2024 | | 134 | Mali | 42.8 | 2024 | | 135 | Niger | 42.8 | 2024 | | 136 | Mozambique | 42.8 | 2024 | | 137 | Angola | 42.7 | 2024 | | 138 | Mauritania | 42.6 | 2024 | | 139 | Pakistan | 42.4 | 2024 | | 140 | Burundi | 42.0 | 2024 | | 141 | Ethiopia | 41.7 | 2024 | | 142 | Liberia | 41.6 | 2024 | | 143 | Djibouti | 41.4 | 2024 | | 144 | Solomon Islands | 40.9 | 2024 | | 145 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 40.8 | 2024 | | 146 | Guinea | 40.8 | 2024 | | 147 | Suriname | 40.4 | 2024 | | 148 | Bangladesh | 39.9 | 2024 | | 149 | Lebanon | 39.7 | 2024 | | 150 | Nicaragua | 39.2 | 2024 | | 151 | Iraq | 38.6 | 2024 | | 152 | Sierra Leone | 38.2 | 2024 | | 153 | Russia | 38.0 | 2024 | | 154 | Chad | 37.7 | 2024 | | 155 | Congo | 36.7 | 2024 | | 156 | Zimbabwe | 36.3 | 2024 | | 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.1 | 2024 | | 158 | Belarus | 35.4 | 2024 | | 159 | Comoros | 35.2 | 2024 | | 160 | Bolivia | 35.1 | 2024 | | 161 | Central African Republic | 34.9 | 2024 | | 162 | DR Congo | 34.6 | 2024 | | 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.8 | 2024 | | 164 | Myanmar | 32.5 | 2024 | | 165 | Cuba | 32.2 | 2024 | | 166 | Haiti | 31.8 | 2024 | | 167 | Iran | 31.0 | 2024 | | 168 | Afghanistan | 30.6 | 2024 | | 169 | Yemen | 29.9 | 2024 | | 170 | Sudan | 28.6 | 2024 | | 171 | Turkmenistan | 28.2 | 2024 | | 172 | Somalia | 27.6 | 2024 | | 173 | Libya | 27.4 | 2024 | | 174 | North Korea | 25.3 | 2024 | | 175 | Venezuela | 24.8 | 2024 | | 176 | South Sudan | 24.4 | 2024 | | 177 | Syria | 23.4 | 2024 | | 178 | Eritrea | 22.8 | 2024 | ## No data (8 nations) These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked. - Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report. - Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets. - French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets. - New Caledonia - Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from. - Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's. - Taiwan — Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively. - Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from. ## Sources - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators Citation template: Terralore, "Regulatory quality by nation — world ranking", terralore.co/rankings/regulatory-quality, retrieved .