Kuwait vs Lesotho: Government transparency

Kuwait
-0.6321
in 2010
Lesotho
-0.6145
in 2010
Kuwait rank
94th
Lesotho rank
92nd

Government transparency over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.6145 against -0.6321 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0176.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 92nd of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s -0.2216 -0.6158 0.3941 Kuwait
1990s 0.2963 -0.6074 0.9036 Kuwait
2000s 0.2975 -0.5647 0.8622 Kuwait
2010s -0.6321 -0.6145 0.0176 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -0.6145 against -0.6321 in Kuwait as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Kuwait and Lesotho?
0.0176, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for government transparency?
Kuwait ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 92nd 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.