What is the difference in government transparency between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?

0.0129, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?

31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Government transparency

Democratic Republic of Congo

-0.8458

in 2010

Zimbabwe

-0.8587

in 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

112th

Zimbabwe rank

114th

Government transparency over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -0.8458 against -0.8587 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0129.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	-0.8551	0.0504	0.9055	Zimbabwe
1990s	-0.854	-0.2519	0.6021	Zimbabwe
2000s	-0.848	-0.8508	0.0029	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	-0.8458	-0.8587	0.0129	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at -0.8458 against -0.8587 in Zimbabwe as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?: 0.0129, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for government transparency?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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: 18 September 2026

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