Laos vs Lesotho: Government transparency
Laos
-0.5939
in 2010
Lesotho
-0.6145
in 2010
Laos rank
90th
Lesotho rank
92nd
Government transparency over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.5939 against -0.6145 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0206.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Laos ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 92nd of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.8 | -0.6158 | 1.18 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.6884 | -0.6074 | 0.081 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.5945 | -0.5647 | 0.0298 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.5939 | -0.6145 | 0.0205 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Laos or Lesotho?
- Laos, at -0.5939 against -0.6145 in Lesotho as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Laos and Lesotho?
- 0.0206, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for government transparency?
- Laos ranks 90th 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
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.