Guinea-Bissau - Regulatory Quality 2012
-1.23
−0.10 from 2011
Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality was -1.23 in 2012, decreased +0.10 from -1.12 in 2011. This was the 181st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 1.96 | 9.8% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.94 | 9.3% |
| 3rd | Sweden | 1.90 | 0.4% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 1.84 | -6.1% |
| 5th | Finland | 1.82 | 0.5% |
| 6th | Denmark | 1.80 | -5.2% |
| 7th | Australia | 1.78 | -4.0% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 1.76 | -5.3% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 1.75 | -3.3% |
| 10th | Canada | 1.71 | 1.3% |
| 11th | Switzerland | 1.65 | 2.2% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | 1.64 | -0.7% |
| 13th | Ireland | 1.56 | -1.9% |
| 14th | Andorra | 1.56 | -3.1% |
| 15th | Liechtenstein | 1.55 | 3.7% |
| 16th | Norway | 1.54 | -3.9% |
| 17th | Chile | 1.54 | 6.6% |
| 18th | Germany | 1.53 | -1.3% |
| 19th | Austria | 1.52 | 10.2% |
| 20th | Estonia | 1.41 | 1.8% |
| 21st | Aruba | 1.40 | 6.4% |
| 22nd | Greenland | 1.37 | 3.2% |
| 23rd | Macao SAR, China | 1.35 | 1.3% |
| 24th | Malta | 1.32 | -1.0% |
| 25th | Bermuda | 1.32 | -3.3% |
| 26th | United States | 1.29 | -11.0% |
| 27th | Belgium | 1.22 | -1.1% |
| 28th | Israel | 1.17 | -10.7% |
| 29th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 30th | Japan | 1.14 | 5.9% |
| 31st | Cyprus | 1.12 | -8.6% |
| 32nd | France | 1.12 | -2.8% |
| 33rd | Lithuania | 1.12 | 20.6% |
| 34th | Iceland | 1.11 | 5.8% |
| 35th | Cayman Islands | 1.10 | -2.9% |
| 36th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 37th | Czechia | 1.05 | -11.9% |
| 38th | Slovak Republic | 1.04 | 4.1% |
| 39th | Latvia | 1.01 | 5.8% |
| 40th | Poland | 1.00 | 3.9% |
| 41st | Hungary | 0.98 | -4.4% |
| 42nd | Spain | 0.95 | -10.7% |
| 43rd | Mauritius | 0.93 | 21.4% |
| 44th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.91 | 7.1% |
| 45th | Korea | 0.87 | -11.9% |
| 46th | Portugal | 0.82 | 32.1% |
| 47th | Qatar | 0.80 | 60.3% |
| 48th | Italy | 0.74 | 4.4% |
| 49th | Costa Rica | 0.74 | 24.7% |
| 50th | Botswana | 0.69 | 20.1% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 0.68 | -4.5% |
| 52nd | United Arab Emirates | 0.67 | 50.7% |
| 53rd | Georgia | 0.66 | 1.9% |
| 54th | Slovenia | 0.63 | -9.7% |
| 55th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.60 | -5.1% |
| 56th | Guam | 0.60 | -5.1% |
| 57th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.60 | -5.1% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 0.60 | -1.7% |
| 59th | Bulgaria | 0.57 | 4.0% |
| 60th | Romania | 0.56 | -17.9% |
| 61st | Greece | 0.52 | 6.0% |
| 62nd | Malaysia | 0.48 | -12.8% |
| 63rd | Panama | 0.47 | -12.3% |
| 64th | Oman | 0.47 | 45.9% |
| 65th | Türkiye | 0.45 | 14.7% |
| 66th | Barbados | 0.45 | -30.2% |
| 67th | Peru | 0.44 | 7.9% |
| 68th | Mexico | 0.42 | 127.1% |
| 69th | South Africa | 0.40 | -10.7% |
| 70th | Bahamas, The | 0.39 | -25.5% |
| 71st | American Samoa | 0.36 | -7.2% |
| 72nd | Croatia | 0.35 | -20.1% |
| 73rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.34 | -2.8% |
| 74th | Armenia | 0.33 | 35.4% |
| 75th | Colombia | 0.33 | 16.8% |
| 76th | St. Lucia | 0.31 | -29.7% |
| 77th | Dominica | 0.30 | 28.9% |
| 78th | North Macedonia | 0.26 | 22.5% |
| 79th | Grenada | 0.25 | 10.9% |
| 80th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.25 | -53.0% |
| 81st | Albania | 0.24 | -15.3% |
| 82nd | Jordan | 0.23 | -25.6% |
| 83rd | El Salvador | 0.23 | -43.5% |
| 84th | Jamaica | 0.18 | -28.0% |
| 85th | Brazil | 0.17 | -32.9% |
| 86th | Namibia | 0.16 | 69.0% |
| 87th | Thailand | 0.14 | 51.8% |
| 88th | Saudi Arabia | 0.10 | 299.2% |
| 89th | Ghana | 0.10 | 20.5% |
| 90th | West Bank and Gaza | 0.07 | -63.6% |
| 91st | Philippines | 0.04 | 125.2% |
| 92nd | Montenegro | 0.03 | 34,056.3% |
| 93rd | Cabo Verde | 0.02 | 12,282.3% |
| 94th | Kuwait | -0.04 | -150.5% |
| 95th | Kosovo | -0.04 | 73.3% |
| 96th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.06 | -4.7% |
| 97th | Dominican Republic | -0.06 | 64.3% |
| 98th | Serbia | -0.07 | -316.2% |
| 99th | Senegal | -0.11 | 55.5% |
| 100th | Morocco | -0.11 | 37.2% |
| 101st | Moldova | -0.12 | -12.6% |
| 102nd | Sri Lanka | -0.13 | 4.3% |
| 103rd | Rwanda | -0.13 | 30.5% |
| 104th | Seychelles | -0.13 | -61.0% |
| 105th | Lebanon | -0.14 | -13.5% |
| 106th | Burkina Faso | -0.14 | 32.2% |
| 107th | Honduras | -0.21 | -34.1% |
| 108th | Mongolia | -0.22 | 9.1% |
| 109th | Indonesia | -0.22 | 28.5% |
| 110th | Tunisia | -0.24 | 8.9% |
| 111th | Gambia, The | -0.26 | 26.7% |
| 112th | Paraguay | -0.26 | 20.0% |
| 113th | Uganda | -0.26 | -48.5% |
| 114th | Guatemala | -0.26 | -24.3% |
| 115th | China | -0.28 | -9.7% |
| 116th | Eswatini | -0.30 | 25.6% |
| 117th | Nicaragua | -0.31 | 12.3% |
| 118th | Kenya | -0.32 | -31.8% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.34 | -54.0% |
| 120th | Russian Federation | -0.35 | -11.3% |
| 121st | Cambodia | -0.36 | 40.0% |
| 122nd | Samoa | -0.36 | -9.9% |
| 123rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.39 | -56.1% |
| 124th | Kazakhstan | -0.39 | -65.9% |
| 125th | Benin | -0.40 | 0.2% |
| 126th | Maldives | -0.40 | -4.4% |
| 127th | Tanzania | -0.41 | 8.7% |
| 128th | Mali | -0.43 | -5.5% |
| 129th | Belize | -0.44 | -15.4% |
| 130th | Zambia | -0.44 | 5.0% |
| 131st | Djibouti | -0.46 | 22.6% |
| 132nd | Mozambique | -0.47 | 1.5% |
| 133rd | Suriname | -0.48 | 18.3% |
| 134th | India | -0.48 | -32.4% |
| 135th | Azerbaijan | -0.49 | -26.5% |
| 136th | Papua New Guinea | -0.52 | 0.6% |
| 137th | Gabon | -0.53 | -16.6% |
| 138th | Lesotho | -0.54 | 15.2% |
| 139th | Ukraine | -0.55 | 1.6% |
| 140th | Madagascar | -0.58 | -4.3% |
| 141st | Fiji | -0.59 | -30.2% |
| 142nd | Niger | -0.61 | -7.3% |
| 143rd | Guyana | -0.63 | 7.7% |
| 144th | Tonga | -0.65 | -7.6% |
| 145th | Mauritania | -0.65 | 18.6% |
| 146th | Viet Nam | -0.68 | -10.9% |
| 147th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.70 | 17.1% |
| 148th | Sierra Leone | -0.71 | 2.8% |
| 149th | Malawi | -0.71 | 5.5% |
| 150th | Pakistan | -0.72 | -11.5% |
| 151st | Nigeria | -0.72 | -3.4% |
| 152nd | Vanuatu | -0.74 | -8.8% |
| 153rd | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.78 | 12.7% |
| 154th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.80 | -6.6% |
| 155th | Nepal | -0.81 | -9.6% |
| 156th | Lao PDR | -0.83 | 15.0% |
| 157th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.83 | -9.0% |
| 158th | Togo | -0.86 | 16.1% |
| 159th | Argentina | -0.90 | -27.9% |
| 160th | Cameroon | -0.93 | -15.0% |
| 161st | Ecuador | -0.94 | 1.3% |
| 162nd | Haiti | -0.95 | 10.3% |
| 163rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.95 | -4.5% |
| 164th | Burundi | -0.95 | 6.6% |
| 165th | Bangladesh | -0.96 | -17.4% |
| 166th | Angola | -0.99 | 10.6% |
| 167th | Palau | -0.99 | -10.9% |
| 168th | Tajikistan | -1.01 | -3.5% |
| 169th | Guinea | -1.02 | -1.7% |
| 170th | Timor-Leste | -1.02 | 2.8% |
| 171st | Solomon Islands | -1.04 | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Liberia | -1.05 | 2.9% |
| 173rd | Marshall Islands | -1.06 | -4.5% |
| 174th | Chad | -1.07 | -3.1% |
| 175th | Central African Republic | -1.07 | 10.4% |
| 176th | Bhutan | -1.09 | 5.3% |
| 177th | Iraq | -1.14 | -12.9% |
| 178th | Belarus | -1.17 | 11.3% |
| 179th | Nauru | -1.19 | -9.9% |
| 180th | Afghanistan | -1.19 | 22.4% |
| 181st | Guinea-Bissau | -1.23 | -9.3% |
| 182nd | Tuvalu | -1.23 | -4.7% |
| 183rd | Algeria | -1.32 | -8.9% |
| 184th | Kiribati | -1.33 | 5.6% |
| 185th | Congo, Republic of | -1.35 | -7.8% |
| 186th | Comoros | -1.39 | -1.8% |
| 187th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.43 | 6.3% |
| 188th | South Sudan | -1.45 | 15.8% |
| 189th | Sudan | -1.48 | -12.3% |
| 190th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.48 | 1.5% |
| 191st | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.53 | -60.8% |
| 192nd | Cuba | -1.56 | 4.0% |
| 193rd | Uzbekistan | -1.58 | -1.4% |
| 194th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.60 | -7.6% |
| 195th | Libya | -1.62 | -13.6% |
| 196th | Myanmar | -1.83 | 12.7% |
| 197th | Zimbabwe | -1.87 | 1.1% |
| 198th | Turkmenistan | -2.11 | -3.1% |
| 199th | Eritrea | -2.20 | -1.8% |
| 200th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.22 | 4.6% |
| 201st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.53 | -3.0% |
FAQ
What was Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2012?▾
Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality in 2012 was -1.23. This ranked 181st globally.
How did Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality change in 2012?▾
Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality decreased by 9.3% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2012?▾
Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2012 at 1.96.
What is the regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2012?▾
The regulatory quality of Guinea-Bissau in 2012 was -1.23. This ranked 181st globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality?▾
Guinea-Bissau's regulatory quality went from -1.12 in 2011 to -1.23 in 2012, a 9.3% decrease.
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