Costa Rica vs Egypt: Government transparency
Costa Rica
1.45
in 2010
Egypt
1.47
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
41st
Egypt rank
40th
Government transparency over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.47 against 1.45 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Egypt ranks 40th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.15 | 1.35 | 0.802 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.49 | 2.48 | 1.01 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.44 | 3 | 0.4388 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.47 | 0.0179 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.47 against 1.45 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.02, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for government transparency?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Egypt ranks 40th 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.