Eswatini vs Laos: Government transparency

Eswatini
-0.5867
in 2010
Laos
-0.5939
in 2010
Eswatini rank
88th
Laos rank
90th

Government transparency over time

  • Eswatini
  • Laos
-4-3-2-10198019952010

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -0.5867 against -0.5939 in Laos, a difference of 0.0072.

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

Eswatini ranks 88th and Laos ranks 90th of 125 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Laos Difference Ahead
1980s -0.6796 -1.8 1.12 Eswatini
1990s -0.5908 -0.6884 0.0976 Eswatini
2000s -0.5207 -0.5945 0.0737 Eswatini
2010s -0.5867 -0.5939 0.0072 Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Eswatini or Laos?
Eswatini, at -0.5867 against -0.5939 in Laos as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Eswatini and Laos?
0.0072, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Laos?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Eswatini and Laos rank globally for government transparency?
Eswatini ranks 88th and Laos ranks 90th 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.