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
-4-3-2-1198019952010

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

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.