Ghana vs Senegal: Government transparency

Ghana
-0.0477
in 2010
Senegal
-0.0212
in 2010
Ghana rank
72nd
Senegal rank
70th

Government transparency over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
-0.500.511.52198019952010

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -0.0212 against -0.0477 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0265.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 72nd and Senegal ranks 70th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1980s -0.2303 0.5372 0.7675 Senegal
1990s -0.2316 0.9151 1.15 Senegal
2000s 0.0003 1.2 1.2 Senegal
2010s -0.0477 -0.0212 0.0265 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at -0.0212 against -0.0477 in Ghana as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Ghana and Senegal?
0.0265, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for government transparency?
Ghana ranks 72nd and Senegal ranks 70th 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.