Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Government transparency

Iran
-0.908
in 2010
United Arab Emirates
-0.8892
in 2010
Iran rank
117th
United Arab Emirates rank
116th

Government transparency over time

  • Iran
  • United Arab Emirates
-1-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports -0.8892 against -0.908 in Iran, a difference of 0.0188.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s -0.558 -0.8946 0.3366 Iran
1990s 0.1878 -0.8926 1.08 Iran
2000s -0.697 -0.8713 0.1742 Iran
2010s -0.908 -0.8892 0.0188 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Iran or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at -0.8892 against -0.908 in Iran as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Iran and United Arab Emirates?
0.0188, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Iran and United Arab Emirates rank globally for government transparency?
Iran ranks 117th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th 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.