Ethiopia vs Zambia: Government transparency

Ethiopia
0.6543
in 2010
Zambia
0.7723
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
66th
Zambia rank
64th

Government transparency over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
-1012198019952010

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.7723 against 0.6543 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.118.

That makes Zambia'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 Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0446 0.2425 0.2871 Zambia
1990s 0.5067 0.0305 0.4762 Ethiopia
2000s 1.15 1.08 0.07 Ethiopia
2010s 0.6543 0.7723 0.118 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.7723 against 0.6543 in Ethiopia as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Ethiopia and Zambia?
0.118, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for government transparency?
Ethiopia ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th 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.