Belize - Regulatory Quality 1998
0.20
+0.05 from 1997
Belize's regulatory quality was 0.20 in 1998. This was the 72nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.15 | -1.1% |
| 2nd | United Kingdom | 1.97 | -2.3% |
| 3rd | New Zealand | 1.96 | 3.4% |
| 4th | Netherlands | 1.86 | 1.2% |
| 5th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.84 | 9.4% |
| 6th | Finland | 1.76 | 13.8% |
| 7th | Denmark | 1.71 | -4.0% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 1.64 | 5.4% |
| 9th | Ireland | 1.64 | 8.3% |
| 10th | United States | 1.61 | 1.1% |
| 11th | Canada | 1.54 | 3.3% |
| 12th | Luxembourg | 1.49 | -15.1% |
| 13th | Bermuda | 1.48 | -1.6% |
| 14th | Liechtenstein | 1.48 | -1.6% |
| 15th | Australia | 1.43 | 4.7% |
| 16th | Norway | 1.41 | -8.1% |
| 17th | Chile | 1.38 | -10.8% |
| 18th | Austria | 1.35 | -18.8% |
| 19th | Iceland | 1.30 | 3.7% |
| 20th | Barbados | 1.28 | -0.3% |
| 21st | Andorra | 1.25 | -1.6% |
| 22nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.25 | -1.6% |
| 23rd | Germany | 1.23 | -16.9% |
| 24th | Spain | 1.20 | 1.0% |
| 25th | Estonia | 1.20 | -3.6% |
| 26th | Sweden | 1.16 | -11.8% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 1.16 | -8.5% |
| 28th | Portugal | 1.09 | -10.9% |
| 29th | Slovenia | 1.05 | -3.8% |
| 30th | Israel | 1.05 | -3.1% |
| 31st | Bahamas, The | 1.01 | 4.6% |
| 32nd | Malta | 1.01 | 4.6% |
| 33rd | Cayman Islands | 1.01 | -1.7% |
| 34th | Dominica | 1.01 | -1.7% |
| 35th | Maldives | 1.01 | -1.7% |
| 36th | Belgium | 1.01 | -17.2% |
| 37th | Hungary | 0.96 | 12.9% |
| 38th | Costa Rica | 0.92 | 67.2% |
| 39th | Czechia | 0.92 | -14.5% |
| 40th | Lithuania | 0.92 | -14.9% |
| 41st | Uruguay | 0.91 | 7.9% |
| 42nd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.89 | -33.8% |
| 43rd | Latvia | 0.84 | -7.2% |
| 44th | Botswana | 0.83 | 28.0% |
| 45th | France | 0.83 | -21.3% |
| 46th | Panama | 0.82 | 27.2% |
| 47th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.77 | -1.7% |
| 48th | Bahrain | 0.76 | -3.5% |
| 49th | Italy | 0.71 | -16.9% |
| 50th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.71 | 18.1% |
| 51st | Malaysia | 0.70 | -10.5% |
| 52nd | Poland | 0.62 | -14.9% |
| 53rd | United Arab Emirates | 0.58 | -16.0% |
| 54th | Greece | 0.58 | 7.5% |
| 55th | Peru | 0.57 | 15.5% |
| 56th | Japan | 0.55 | -28.2% |
| 57th | Grenada | 0.54 | -1.9% |
| 58th | Macao SAR, China | 0.54 | -1.9% |
| 59th | Argentina | 0.52 | 0.6% |
| 60th | South Africa | 0.51 | -1.4% |
| 61st | Slovak Republic | 0.50 | -26.2% |
| 62nd | Namibia | 0.47 | 29.1% |
| 63rd | Türkiye | 0.36 | 251.1% |
| 64th | Jordan | 0.34 | 1,287.3% |
| 65th | Gabon | 0.34 | 147.0% |
| 66th | Brazil | 0.33 | 10.2% |
| 67th | Korea | 0.32 | -28.7% |
| 68th | Seychelles | 0.30 | -2.2% |
| 69th | Philippines | 0.24 | 1,444.7% |
| 70th | Jamaica | 0.22 | 7.8% |
| 71st | Romania | 0.21 | 708.7% |
| 72nd | Belize | 0.20 | 36.7% |
| 73rd | Bulgaria | 0.19 | 202.4% |
| 74th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.17 | 3,279.6% |
| 75th | Sri Lanka | 0.16 | 139.9% |
| 76th | Mexico | 0.15 | 14.0% |
| 77th | Tunisia | 0.13 | -5.0% |
| 78th | Mauritius | 0.13 | 209.5% |
| 79th | Uganda | 0.12 | 582.7% |
| 80th | Thailand | 0.11 | 99.9% |
| 81st | El Salvador | 0.08 | 140.7% |
| 82nd | Qatar | 0.05 | -71.0% |
| 83rd | Fiji | 0.04 | 38.3% |
| 84th | Samoa | 0.04 | 38.3% |
| 85th | Morocco | 0.02 | 124.0% |
| 86th | Oman | -0.05 | -157.2% |
| 87th | Guyana | -0.06 | 67.9% |
| 88th | Kuwait | -0.06 | -119.6% |
| 89th | Ecuador | -0.06 | 79.0% |
| 90th | Dominican Republic | -0.07 | 68.1% |
| 91st | Moldova | -0.11 | -60.7% |
| 92nd | Malawi | -0.11 | 60.4% |
| 93rd | Benin | -0.15 | 17.6% |
| 94th | Croatia | -0.15 | 15.2% |
| 95th | Guatemala | -0.15 | 50.0% |
| 96th | Mongolia | -0.16 | 7.2% |
| 97th | Cambodia | -0.16 | 28.1% |
| 98th | Senegal | -0.17 | -28.8% |
| 99th | Colombia | -0.17 | -59.4% |
| 100th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.17 | -255.0% |
| 101st | Eswatini | -0.18 | 33.9% |
| 102nd | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.19 | 36.8% |
| 103rd | Ghana | -0.22 | 35.8% |
| 104th | Burkina Faso | -0.23 | 22.1% |
| 105th | Nicaragua | -0.24 | 46.7% |
| 106th | Armenia | -0.25 | 10.7% |
| 107th | Kenya | -0.26 | 18.1% |
| 108th | China | -0.27 | -0.4% |
| 109th | Saudi Arabia | -0.29 | 7.3% |
| 110th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.29 | 28.3% |
| 111th | Zambia | -0.29 | 39.2% |
| 112th | Lesotho | -0.30 | -3.4% |
| 113th | Mali | -0.31 | 40.3% |
| 114th | Mozambique | -0.32 | 38.0% |
| 115th | Indonesia | -0.35 | -594.5% |
| 116th | North Macedonia | -0.37 | -5.0% |
| 117th | Tanzania | -0.40 | 10.4% |
| 118th | Papua New Guinea | -0.40 | 6.9% |
| 119th | Honduras | -0.40 | 42.2% |
| 120th | Bhutan | -0.41 | 0.8% |
| 121st | Kazakhstan | -0.41 | -22.8% |
| 122nd | Albania | -0.44 | 6.9% |
| 123rd | India | -0.44 | 19.9% |
| 124th | Mauritania | -0.45 | -12.6% |
| 125th | Nepal | -0.45 | -12.6% |
| 126th | Cabo Verde | -0.45 | 14.5% |
| 127th | Lebanon | -0.50 | -21.7% |
| 128th | Russian Federation | -0.51 | -18.0% |
| 129th | Suriname | -0.53 | 2.2% |
| 130th | Paraguay | -0.55 | -10.7% |
| 131st | Yemen, Republic of | -0.60 | -36.9% |
| 132nd | Viet Nam | -0.61 | -1.3% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | -0.64 | 1.1% |
| 134th | Pakistan | -0.65 | -27.1% |
| 135th | Togo | -0.67 | -72.5% |
| 136th | Gambia, The | -0.69 | 17.9% |
| 137th | Georgia | -0.70 | 30.8% |
| 138th | Ukraine | -0.71 | -68.8% |
| 139th | Niger | -0.74 | 24.5% |
| 140th | Madagascar | -0.80 | 12.8% |
| 141st | Guinea | -0.81 | 4.1% |
| 142nd | Serbia | -0.82 | -14.7% |
| 143rd | Zimbabwe | -0.84 | -10.0% |
| 144th | Central African Republic | -0.88 | 1.2% |
| 145th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.88 | 1.2% |
| 146th | Algeria | -0.88 | 2.9% |
| 147th | Djibouti | -0.89 | 10.9% |
| 148th | Cameroon | -0.91 | 19.2% |
| 149th | Nigeria | -0.92 | 4.8% |
| 150th | Haiti | -0.95 | -4.5% |
| 151st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.03 | -13.2% |
| 152nd | Azerbaijan | -1.05 | 12.5% |
| 153rd | Bangladesh | -1.05 | -12.9% |
| 154th | Comoros | -1.12 | 1.2% |
| 155th | Eritrea | -1.12 | 1.2% |
| 156th | Lao PDR | -1.13 | -9.0% |
| 157th | Chad | -1.20 | 2.2% |
| 158th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.22 | -46.2% |
| 159th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.25 | -16.1% |
| 160th | Sudan | -1.30 | 4.6% |
| 161st | Congo, Republic of | -1.30 | -6.2% |
| 162nd | Cuba | -1.32 | -19.6% |
| 163rd | Rwanda | -1.35 | -1.0% |
| 164th | Angola | -1.45 | -2.1% |
| 165th | Tajikistan | -1.47 | 3.7% |
| 166th | Sierra Leone | -1.49 | 2.4% |
| 167th | Belarus | -1.50 | -36.7% |
| 168th | Burundi | -1.58 | 4.0% |
| 169th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.62 | -13.9% |
| 170th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.63 | -13.4% |
| 171st | Turkmenistan | -1.75 | -27.0% |
| 172nd | Liberia | -1.75 | 4.2% |
| 173rd | Myanmar | -1.78 | -5.8% |
| 174th | Libya | -1.89 | -8.9% |
| 175th | Uzbekistan | -2.02 | -13.8% |
| 176th | Afghanistan | -2.06 | 1.3% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -2.10 | -19.4% |
| 178th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.13 | 6.7% |
| 179th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.18 | 7.2% |
| 180th | Iraq | -2.20 | -2.4% |
FAQ
What was Belize's regulatory quality in 1998?▾
Belize's regulatory quality in 1998 was 0.20. This ranked 72nd globally.
How did Belize's regulatory quality change in 1998?▾
Belize's regulatory quality increased by 36.7% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 1998?▾
Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 1998 at 2.15.
What is the regulatory quality of Belize in 1998?▾
The regulatory quality of Belize in 1998 was 0.20. This ranked 72nd globally.
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