Canada vs Malaysia: Government transparency
Canada
0.9234
in 2010
Malaysia
0.952
in 2010
Canada rank
62nd
Malaysia rank
61st
Government transparency over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.952 against 0.9234 in Canada, a difference of 0.0286.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 61st of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.57 | 1.41 | 1.16 | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.3 | 2.17 | 1.13 | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 3.52 | 0.3553 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9234 | 0.952 | 0.0286 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Canada or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.952 against 0.9234 in Canada as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Canada and Malaysia?
- 0.0286, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for government transparency?
- Canada ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 61st 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.