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
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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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.