Belgium vs Netherlands: Government transparency
Belgium
4.27
in 2010
Netherlands
4.4
in 2010
Belgium rank
14th
Netherlands rank
12th
Government transparency over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.4 against 4.27 in Belgium, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 125 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.8271 | 2.74 | 3.57 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -0.8261 | 4.43 | 5.26 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.16 | 5.83 | 1.67 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.27 | 4.4 | 0.1288 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4.4 against 4.27 in Belgium as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.13, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for government transparency?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.