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Regulatory Quality by African country
Mauritius has the highest reported regulatory quality score among the 54 countries shown, at 0.93 (2025).
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for regulatory quality, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Mauritius
Botswana
SeychellesBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Regulatory Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 0.93 | |
| 2 | Botswana | 0.35 | |
| 3 | Seychelles | 0.31 | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 0.25 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.07 | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 0.01 | |
| 7 | Morocco | -0.02 | |
| 8 | South Africa | -0.07 | |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.17 | |
| 10 | Ghana | -0.18 | |
| 11 | Senegal | -0.26 | |
| 12 | Benin | -0.3 | |
| 13 | Kenya | -0.37 | |
| 14 | Zambia | -0.45 | |
| 15 | Egypt | -0.46 | |
| 16 | Togo | -0.48 | |
| 17 | Lesotho | -0.49 | |
| 18 | Tanzania | -0.49 | |
| 19 | Tunisia | -0.52 | |
| 20 | Malawi | -0.59 | |
| 21 | Uganda | -0.59 | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | -0.63 | |
| 23 | Gambia | -0.64 | |
| 24 | Nigeria | -0.65 | |
| 25 | Eswatini | -0.68 | |
| 26 | Mauritania | -0.72 | |
| 27 | Gabon | -0.73 | |
| 28 | Ethiopia | -0.73 | |
| 29 | Angola | -0.74 | |
| 30 | Mozambique | -0.76 | |
| 31 | Niger | -0.77 | |
| 32 | Cameroon | -0.79 | |
| 33 | Algeria | -0.79 | |
| 34 | Mali | -0.81 | |
| 35 | Madagascar | -0.83 | |
| 36 | Liberia | -0.87 | |
| 37 | Burundi | -0.87 | |
| 38 | Djibouti | -0.87 | |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.94 | |
| 40 | Guinea | -0.95 | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | -1.1 | |
| 42 | Chad | -1.1 | |
| 43 | Comoros | -1.14 | |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | -1.2 | |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.23 | |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | -1.28 | |
| 47 | Central African Republic | -1.31 | |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.31 | |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.43 | |
| 50 | Libya | -1.66 | |
| 51 | Somalia | -1.7 | |
| 52 | Sudan | -1.74 | |
| 53 | South Sudan | -1.92 | |
| 54 | Eritrea | -2.11 |
Rwanda
Namibia
Cabo Verde
Morocco
South Africa
Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana
Senegal
Benin
Kenya
Zambia
Egypt
Togo
Lesotho
Tanzania
Tunisia
Malawi
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Gambia
Nigeria
Eswatini
Mauritania
Gabon
Ethiopia
Angola
Mozambique
Niger
Cameroon
Algeria
Mali
Madagascar
Liberia
Burundi
Djibouti
Sao Tome and Principe
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Chad
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Guinea-Bissau
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
South Sudan
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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