Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Government transparency
Kenya
1.06
in 2010
Sri Lanka
1.09
in 2010
Kenya rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Government transparency over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.09 against 1.06 in Kenya, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.865 | 0.5814 | 0.2836 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.9653 | 1.09 | 0.1267 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.98 | 0.6566 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.0279 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.09 against 1.06 in Kenya as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.03, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for government transparency?
- Kenya ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.