Cameroon vs Jamaica: Government transparency
Cameroon
-0.1057
in 2010
Jamaica
-0.0487
in 2010
Cameroon rank
74th
Jamaica rank
73rd
Government transparency over time
- Cameroon
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -0.0487 against -0.1057 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.057.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 74th and Jamaica ranks 73rd of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5901 | 0.0008 | 0.5893 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.6693 | 0.51 | 0.1594 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.5377 | 0.5103 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -0.1057 | -0.0487 | 0.057 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Cameroon or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at -0.0487 against -0.1057 in Cameroon as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Cameroon and Jamaica?
- 0.057, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Cameroon and Jamaica rank globally for government transparency?
- Cameroon ranks 74th and Jamaica ranks 73rd 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.