Benin vs Gambia: Government transparency

Benin
-0.5362
in 2010
Gambia
-0.5766
in 2010
Benin rank
85th
Gambia rank
86th

Government transparency over time

  • Benin
  • Gambia
-1-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Benin currently reports -0.5362 against -0.5766 in Gambia, a difference of 0.0404.

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

Benin ranks 85th and Gambia ranks 86th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0009 -0.6572 0.6581 Benin
1990s 0.4882 -0.695 1.18 Benin
2000s 0.377 -0.7036 1.08 Benin
2010s -0.5362 -0.5766 0.0404 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Benin or Gambia?
Benin, at -0.5362 against -0.5766 in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Benin and Gambia?
0.0404, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for government transparency?
Benin ranks 85th and Gambia ranks 86th 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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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.