Cuba vs Iran: Government transparency

Cuba
-0.8818
in 2010
Iran
-0.908
in 2010
Cuba rank
115th
Iran rank
117th

Government transparency over time

  • Cuba
  • Iran
-1-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Cuba currently reports -0.8818 against -0.908 in Iran, a difference of 0.0262.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

Cuba ranks 115th and Iran ranks 117th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Iran Difference Ahead
1980s -0.8573 -0.558 0.2993 Iran
1990s -0.848 0.1878 1.04 Iran
2000s -0.8395 -0.697 0.1425 Iran
2010s -0.8818 -0.908 0.0262 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Cuba or Iran?
Cuba, at -0.8818 against -0.908 in Iran as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Cuba and Iran?
0.0262, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iran?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Iran rank globally for government transparency?
Cuba ranks 115th and Iran ranks 117th 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.