Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Government transparency

Afghanistan
-1.54
in 2010
Madagascar
-1.28
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
123rd
Madagascar rank
122nd

Government transparency over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
-5-4-3-2-10198019952010

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports -1.28 against -1.54 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.26.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 125 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s -0.7207 -0.5856 0.1351 Madagascar
1990s -4.4 -0.5287 3.88 Madagascar
2000s -2.58 -0.6606 1.92 Madagascar
2010s -1.54 -1.28 0.2561 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at -1.28 against -1.54 in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0.26, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for government transparency?
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Government transparency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Government transparency
Source
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 3,875 data points, 1980–2010
Last refreshed

The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.