Laos vs Nigeria: Government transparency
Laos
-0.5939
in 2010
Nigeria
-0.586
in 2010
Laos rank
90th
Nigeria rank
87th
Government transparency over time
- Laos
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.586 against -0.5939 in Laos, a difference of 0.0079.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Laos ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.8 | -0.6096 | 1.19 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -0.6884 | -0.6154 | 0.073 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -0.5945 | -0.6002 | 0.0057 | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.5939 | -0.586 | 0.008 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Laos or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -0.586 against -0.5939 in Laos as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Laos and Nigeria?
- 0.0079, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for government transparency?
- Laos ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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.