Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Government transparency

Burkina Faso
-1.22
in 2010
Madagascar
-1.28
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
120th
Madagascar rank
122nd

Government transparency over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.4198019952010

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -1.22 against -1.28 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s -0.5785 -0.5856 0.0071 Burkina Faso
1990s -0.7733 -0.5287 0.2446 Madagascar
2000s -0.5807 -0.6606 0.08 Burkina Faso
2010s -1.22 -1.28 0.0624 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Burkina Faso, at -1.22 against -1.28 in Madagascar as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
0.06, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for government transparency?
Burkina Faso ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 122nd 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.