Canada vs Nicaragua: Government transparency

Canada
0.9234
in 2010
Nicaragua
0.7683
in 2010
Canada rank
62nd
Nicaragua rank
65th

Government transparency over time

  • Canada
  • Nicaragua
01234198019952010

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.9234 against 0.7683 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1551.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 65th of 125 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 2.57 0.2203 2.35 Canada
1990s 3.3 1.26 2.04 Canada
2000s 3.16 1.73 1.43 Canada
2010s 0.9234 0.7683 0.155 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Canada or Nicaragua?
Canada, at 0.9234 against 0.7683 in Nicaragua as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Canada and Nicaragua?
0.1551, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for government transparency?
Canada ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 65th 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.