Iran vs Mauritania: Government transparency

Iran
-0.908
in 2010
Mauritania
-0.9516
in 2010
Iran rank
117th
Mauritania rank
118th

Government transparency over time

  • Iran
  • Mauritania
-1-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Iran currently reports -0.908 against -0.9516 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0436.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 117th and Mauritania ranks 118th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s -0.558 -0.6324 0.0744 Iran
1990s 0.1878 -0.6823 0.8701 Iran
2000s -0.697 -1.01 0.3086 Iran
2010s -0.908 -0.9516 0.0436 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Iran or Mauritania?
Iran, at -0.908 against -0.9516 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Iran and Mauritania?
0.0436, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for government transparency?
Iran ranks 117th and Mauritania ranks 118th 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.