Egypt vs El Salvador: Government transparency

Egypt
1.47
in 2010
El Salvador
1.47
in 2010
Egypt rank
40th
El Salvador rank
39th

Government transparency over time

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
123198019952010

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.47 against 1.47 in Egypt, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 40th and El Salvador ranks 39th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 1.35 0.8743 0.4786 Egypt
1990s 2.48 2.06 0.4188 Egypt
2000s 3 2.95 0.0554 Egypt
2010s 1.47 1.47 0.0081 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Egypt or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.47 against 1.47 in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Egypt and El Salvador?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for government transparency?
Egypt ranks 40th and El Salvador ranks 39th 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.