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
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
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.