Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Government transparency
Bangladesh
0.3718
in 2010
Nicaragua
0.7683
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
68th
Nicaragua rank
65th
Government transparency over time
- Bangladesh
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.7683 against 0.3718 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3965.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Nicaragua ranks 65th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 | 0.2203 | 0.8006 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.89 | 1.26 | 0.3708 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.73 | 0.1991 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.3718 | 0.7683 | 0.3965 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.7683 against 0.3718 in Bangladesh as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 0.3965, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for government transparency?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and Nicaragua ranks 65th 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
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.