Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Government transparency
Ethiopia
0.6543
in 2010
Nicaragua
0.7683
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
66th
Nicaragua rank
65th
Government transparency over time
- Ethiopia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.7683 against 0.6543 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.114.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 65th of 125 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0446 | 0.2203 | 0.2649 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5067 | 1.26 | 0.7541 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.73 | 0.579 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.6543 | 0.7683 | 0.1141 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.7683 against 0.6543 in Ethiopia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 0.114, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for government transparency?
- Ethiopia ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 65th 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.