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
-1012198019952010

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

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.