Bulgaria vs Romania: Government transparency
Bulgaria
5.64
in 2010
Romania
5.02
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
1st
Romania rank
3rd
Government transparency over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.64 against 5.02 in Romania, a difference of 0.62.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 3rd of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0716 | -0.6987 | 0.6271 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 3.91 | 2.72 | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.18 | 7.57 | 0.3914 | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.64 | 5.02 | 0.6175 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 5.64 against 5.02 in Romania as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.62, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for government transparency?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 3rd 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.