Denmark vs Papua New Guinea: Government transparency

Denmark
-0.6852
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
-0.6593
in 2010
Denmark rank
106th
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd

Government transparency over time

  • Denmark
  • Papua New Guinea
024198019952010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6593 against -0.6852 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0259.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Denmark ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 2.47 -0.5762 3.05 Denmark
1990s 3.52 -0.5887 4.11 Denmark
2000s 1.62 -0.6104 2.23 Denmark
2010s -0.6852 -0.6593 0.0258 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Denmark or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.6593 against -0.6852 in Denmark as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Denmark and Papua New Guinea?
0.0259, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Papua New Guinea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Denmark and Papua New Guinea rank globally for government transparency?
Denmark ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd 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

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