Guinea vs Malawi: Government transparency

Guinea
-0.6419
in 2010
Malawi
-0.6539
in 2010
Guinea rank
97th
Malawi rank
100th

Government transparency over time

  • Guinea
  • Malawi
-4-3-2-1198019952010

How they compare

Guinea currently reports -0.6419 against -0.6539 in Malawi, a difference of 0.012.

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

Guinea ranks 97th and Malawi ranks 100th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s -2.46 -0.6231 1.84 Malawi
1990s -0.5812 -0.6512 0.07 Guinea
2000s -0.6115 -0.6153 0.0038 Guinea
2010s -0.6419 -0.6539 0.012 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Guinea or Malawi?
Guinea, at -0.6419 against -0.6539 in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Guinea and Malawi?
0.012, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for government transparency?
Guinea ranks 97th and Malawi ranks 100th 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.