Jamaica vs Senegal: Government transparency
Jamaica
-0.0487
in 2010
Senegal
-0.0212
in 2010
Jamaica rank
73rd
Senegal rank
70th
Government transparency over time
- Jamaica
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports -0.0212 against -0.0487 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0275.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Senegal ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd 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 | Jamaica | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 | 0.5372 | 0.5364 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.51 | 0.9151 | 0.4052 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.5377 | 1.2 | 0.665 | Senegal |
| 2010s | -0.0487 | -0.0212 | 0.0275 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Jamaica or Senegal?
- Senegal, at -0.0212 against -0.0487 in Jamaica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Jamaica and Senegal?
- 0.0275, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Senegal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Jamaica and Senegal rank globally for government transparency?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd 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
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.