Gambia vs Nigeria: Government transparency

Gambia
-0.5766
in 2010
Nigeria
-0.586
in 2010
Gambia rank
86th
Nigeria rank
87th

Government transparency over time

  • Gambia
  • Nigeria
-1-0.9-0.8-0.7-0.6198019952010

How they compare

Gambia currently reports -0.5766 against -0.586 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0094.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Gambia ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s -0.6572 -0.6096 0.0476 Nigeria
1990s -0.695 -0.6154 0.0796 Nigeria
2000s -0.7036 -0.6002 0.1035 Nigeria
2010s -0.5766 -0.586 0.0094 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Gambia or Nigeria?
Gambia, at -0.5766 against -0.586 in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Gambia and Nigeria?
0.0094, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for government transparency?
Gambia ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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.