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Regulatory Quality by African country
Mauritius has the highest regulatory quality score of any African country, at 0.94 — 2.3× Botswana's 0.4.
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for regulatory quality, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Mauritius
Botswana
SeychellesBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Regulatory Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 0.94 | |
| 2 | Botswana | 0.4 | |
| 3 | Seychelles | 0.39 | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 0.27 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.13 | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 0.05 | |
| 7 | Morocco | -0.03 | |
| 8 | South Africa | -0.06 | |
| 9 | Ghana | -0.09 | |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.17 | |
| 11 | Senegal | -0.24 | |
| 12 | Benin | -0.28 | |
| 13 | Kenya | -0.33 | |
| 14 | Tunisia | -0.39 | |
| 15 | Togo | -0.41 | |
| 16 | Zambia | -0.42 | |
| 17 | Lesotho | -0.48 | |
| 18 | Egypt | -0.5 | |
| 19 | Uganda | -0.52 | |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | -0.53 | |
| 21 | Tanzania | -0.54 | |
| 22 | Malawi | -0.58 | |
| 23 | Nigeria | -0.63 | |
| 24 | Eswatini | -0.64 | |
| 25 | Gambia | -0.66 | |
| 26 | Gabon | -0.72 | |
| 27 | Cameroon | -0.73 | |
| 28 | Madagascar | -0.75 | |
| 29 | Algeria | -0.75 | |
| 30 | Mali | -0.76 | |
| 31 | Niger | -0.76 | |
| 32 | Mozambique | -0.76 | |
| 33 | Angola | -0.77 | |
| 34 | Mauritania | -0.78 | |
| 35 | Burundi | -0.81 | |
| 36 | Ethiopia | -0.83 | |
| 37 | Liberia | -0.84 | |
| 38 | Djibouti | -0.85 | |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.89 | |
| 40 | Guinea | -0.89 | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | -1.06 | |
| 42 | Chad | -1.09 | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | -1.15 | |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | -1.18 | |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.19 | |
| 46 | Comoros | -1.25 | |
| 47 | Central African Republic | -1.27 | |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.28 | |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.4 | |
| 50 | Sudan | -1.66 | |
| 51 | Somalia | -1.73 | |
| 52 | Libya | -1.74 | |
| 53 | South Sudan | -1.93 | |
| 54 | Eritrea | -2.04 |
Rwanda
Namibia
Cabo Verde
Morocco
South Africa
Ghana
Cote d'Ivoire
Senegal
Benin
Kenya
Tunisia
Togo
Zambia
Lesotho
Egypt
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
Malawi
Nigeria
Eswatini
Gambia
Gabon
Cameroon
Madagascar
Algeria
Mali
Niger
Mozambique
Angola
Mauritania
Burundi
Ethiopia
Liberia
Djibouti
Sao Tome and Principe
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau
Comoros
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
Somalia
Libya
South Sudan
EritreaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Regulatory Quality figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest regulatory quality score?
Mauritius has the highest regulatory quality score in Africa at 0.94 (2024), followed by Botswana and Seychelles.
Which African country has the lowest regulatory quality score?
Eritrea has the lowest regulatory quality score of the 54 African countries with data, at -2.04 (2024).
How many African countries report Regulatory Quality data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Regulatory Quality figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=regulatory_quality_estimate&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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