Guinea-Bissau - Regulatory Quality 2009

Regulatory Quality · World Bank WGI
-1.20 +0.00 from 2008 Global rank: 180th

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality was -1.20 in 2009, increased +0.00 from -1.20 in 2008. This was the 180th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Regulatory Quality by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Denmark 1.88 0.3%
2nd New Zealand 1.82 1.3%
3rd Australia 1.82 2.9%
4th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.82 -7.0%
5th Finland 1.81 12.3%
6th Singapore 1.78 -5.0%
7th Netherlands 1.70 -4.4%
8th Canada 1.70 2.8%
9th Ireland 1.70 -11.4%
10th Sweden 1.65 0.8%
11th Luxembourg 1.64 -0.9%
12th United Kingdom 1.58 -11.4%
13th Switzerland 1.55 -0.8%
14th Germany 1.52 1.9%
15th Liechtenstein 1.51 8.2%
16th Norway 1.46 6.7%
17th Austria 1.45 -9.7%
18th Chile 1.43 -5.0%
19th Andorra 1.41 0.5%
20th Bermuda 1.41 0.5%
21st United States 1.40 -8.8%
22nd Estonia 1.39 0.3%
23rd Malta 1.36 13.5%
24th Cyprus 1.36 -0.6%
25th Greenland 1.35 -
26th Belgium 1.31 -6.8%
27th Czechia 1.31 7.1%
28th Aruba 1.29 44.1%
29th Macao SAR, China 1.28 24.6%
30th France 1.21 -5.4%
31st Spain 1.19 -5.4%
32nd Cayman Islands 1.16 1.4%
33rd St. Kitts and Nevis 1.15 0.7%
34th Israel 1.10 -6.2%
35th Japan 1.10 -3.1%
36th Brunei Darussalam 1.08 38.4%
37th Hungary 1.08 -7.9%
38th Slovak Republic 1.05 -2.8%
39th Iceland 1.01 -22.7%
40th Portugal 0.99 -10.1%
41st Poland 0.98 15.7%
42nd Italy 0.97 -0.9%
43rd Lithuania 0.95 -8.7%
44th Latvia 0.92 -4.5%
45th Slovenia 0.91 7.9%
46th Puerto Rico (US) 0.89 -13.2%
47th Korea 0.85 17.0%
48th Greece 0.83 -5.2%
49th Bahamas, The 0.80 -23.9%
50th Mauritius 0.76 1.9%
51st Bulgaria 0.69 -5.4%
52nd Bahrain 0.69 -2.6%
53rd Qatar 0.68 5.7%
54th Antigua and Barbuda 0.65 1.6%
55th Guam 0.65 1.6%
56th Virgin Islands (US) 0.65 1.6%
57th Romania 0.62 3.4%
58th Botswana 0.61 -5.8%
59th Barbados 0.58 -33.6%
60th Trinidad and Tobago 0.57 -13.9%
61st Oman 0.53 -24.4%
62nd Costa Rica 0.52 -8.5%
63rd Georgia 0.51 7.0%
64th Uruguay 0.51 27.5%
65th Dominica 0.50 2.8%
66th St. Lucia 0.50 14.4%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.50 14.4%
68th Croatia 0.47 14.1%
69th South Africa 0.45 -31.6%
70th United Arab Emirates 0.44 -21.9%
71st American Samoa 0.40 3.0%
72nd Panama 0.40 -43.7%
73rd Peru 0.37 14.2%
74th Türkiye 0.29 7.2%
75th El Salvador 0.28 88.1%
76th Jordan 0.28 -15.9%
77th Armenia 0.27 -9.1%
78th Malaysia 0.27 -5.9%
79th Albania 0.24 75.4%
80th Namibia 0.24 -36.0%
81st Grenada 0.24 10.2%
82nd Jamaica 0.22 -12.8%
83rd North Macedonia 0.19 63.0%
84th Mexico 0.18 -43.2%
85th Saudi Arabia 0.16 32.9%
86th Kuwait 0.15 -12.6%
87th Brazil 0.13 65.7%
88th Thailand 0.12 8.0%
89th Colombia 0.09 -67.6%
90th Kosovo 0.06 90.8%
91st Ghana 0.04 133.4%
92nd Montenegro 0.03 141.6%
93rd Tunisia -0.01 -107.1%
94th Seychelles -0.01 86.3%
95th Cabo Verde -0.06 70.4%
96th Morocco -0.09 43.1%
97th Lebanon -0.10 70.0%
98th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.11 37.1%
99th Philippines -0.11 -42.2%
100th Burkina Faso -0.14 38.2%
101st Moldova -0.14 28.4%
102nd Dominican Republic -0.16 -1.3%
103rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.18 11.8%
104th Kenya -0.18 35.7%
105th Serbia -0.18 52.7%
106th Uganda -0.19 24.6%
107th West Bank and Gaza -0.21 81.3%
108th Guatemala -0.22 14.1%
109th Samoa -0.24 20.5%
110th Kazakhstan -0.27 8.9%
111th Russian Federation -0.29 17.4%
112th Sri Lanka -0.29 23.4%
113th China -0.30 -36.5%
114th Mongolia -0.31 12.8%
115th Honduras -0.31 2.0%
116th Indonesia -0.31 9.3%
117th Azerbaijan -0.32 13.9%
118th Senegal -0.32 6.8%
119th Kyrgyz Republic -0.33 4.9%
120th Rwanda -0.34 36.9%
121st India -0.35 15.5%
122nd Belize -0.37 3.5%
123rd Eswatini -0.37 15.2%
124th Maldives -0.38 -1.9%
125th Benin -0.40 28.1%
126th Mali -0.41 3.6%
127th Paraguay -0.41 16.8%
128th Gambia, The -0.41 16.4%
129th Nicaragua -0.44 -3.3%
130th Mozambique -0.44 14.7%
131st Tanzania -0.47 13.5%
132nd Gabon -0.48 14.8%
133rd Malawi -0.49 9.8%
134th Cambodia -0.50 -7.4%
135th Niger -0.53 -12.9%
136th Zambia -0.54 -6.6%
137th Madagascar -0.54 -45.8%
138th Ukraine -0.56 -8.3%
139th Tonga -0.57 27.5%
140th Papua New Guinea -0.58 16.1%
141st Pakistan -0.58 2.5%
142nd Suriname -0.61 -13.2%
143rd Guyana -0.62 -6.4%
144th Viet Nam -0.63 -0.4%
145th Yemen, Republic of -0.64 11.6%
146th Lesotho -0.65 3.0%
147th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.65 -25.5%
148th Djibouti -0.66 8.7%
149th Vanuatu -0.68 2.6%
150th Mauritania -0.71 -4.9%
151st Nepal -0.72 -11.7%
152nd Nigeria -0.76 6.8%
153rd Cameroon -0.77 6.0%
154th São Tomé and Principe -0.77 -4.8%
155th Sierra Leone -0.81 17.5%
156th Palau -0.83 -18.4%
157th Argentina -0.83 -18.2%
158th Bangladesh -0.87 5.3%
159th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.87 -1.0%
160th Togo -0.88 9.8%
161st Syrian Arab Republic -0.92 19.1%
162nd Haiti -0.94 -20.5%
163rd Algeria -0.96 -54.3%
164th Fiji -0.97 -38.5%
165th Côte d'Ivoire -0.97 -4.6%
166th Iraq -1.01 12.3%
167th Nauru -1.01 -15.7%
168th Tuvalu -1.01 7.5%
169th Angola -1.06 3.8%
170th Tajikistan -1.06 1.2%
171st Bhutan -1.07 -40.0%
172nd Lao PDR -1.07 5.6%
173rd Chad -1.07 6.8%
174th Guinea -1.12 3.6%
175th Belarus -1.16 7.2%
176th Timor-Leste -1.16 13.6%
177th Burundi -1.17 5.8%
178th Liberia -1.18 7.7%
179th Libya -1.19 -8.6%
180th Guinea-Bissau -1.20 0.2%
181st Kiribati -1.22 -4.0%
182nd Solomon Islands -1.22 -2.2%
183rd Marshall Islands -1.22 -17.1%
184th Central African Republic -1.26 -5.4%
185th Ecuador -1.26 -11.7%
186th Sudan -1.27 11.6%
187th Congo, Republic of -1.28 -4.7%
188th Uzbekistan -1.47 -7.7%
189th Equatorial Guinea -1.47 -1.8%
190th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.51 -18.0%
191st Comoros -1.54 -5.2%
192nd Cuba -1.60 -7.1%
193rd Afghanistan -1.66 -3.6%
194th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.71 -6.1%
195th Turkmenistan -1.97 -0.4%
196th Zimbabwe -2.08 -0.8%
197th Eritrea -2.21 -5.9%
198th Myanmar -2.23 -1.0%
199th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -2.39 -9.5%
200th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.49 2.2%

FAQ

What was Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2009?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2009 was -1.20. This ranked 180th globally.

How did Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality change in 2009?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality increased by 0.2% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2009?

Denmark had the highest regulatory quality in 2009 at 1.88.

What is the regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2009?

The regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2009 was -1.20. This ranked 180th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality?

Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality went from -1.20 in 2008 to -1.20 in 2009, a 0.2% increase.