Botswana vs Tanzania: Government transparency
Botswana
0.9622
in 2010
Tanzania
1.02
in 2010
Botswana rank
60th
Tanzania rank
58th
Government transparency over time
- Botswana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.02 against 0.9622 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0578.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 60th and Tanzania ranks 58th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1705 | -0.681 | 0.8514 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3625 | 0.4896 | 0.1271 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.32 | 0.2372 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.9622 | 1.02 | 0.0608 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Botswana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.02 against 0.9622 in Botswana as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Botswana and Tanzania?
- 0.0578, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for government transparency?
- Botswana ranks 60th and Tanzania ranks 58th 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.