Cyprus vs Japan: Government transparency
Cyprus
2.77
in 2010
Japan
3.15
in 2010
Cyprus rank
24th
Japan rank
21st
Government transparency over time
- Cyprus
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.15 against 2.77 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.38.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Cyprus ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.63 | 1.05 | 0.575 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.96 | 4.15 | 2.18 | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.97 | 5.8 | 0.8283 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 3.15 | 0.3801 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Cyprus or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.15 against 2.77 in Cyprus as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Cyprus and Japan?
- 0.38, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Cyprus and Japan rank globally for government transparency?
- Cyprus ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st 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.