Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Government transparency
Liberia
-0.6434
in 2010
Sierra Leone
-0.6536
in 2010
Liberia rank
98th
Sierra Leone rank
99th
Government transparency over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Liberia currently reports -0.6434 against -0.6536 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0102.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.9666 | -0.6439 | 0.3227 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -2.68 | -0.6537 | 2.03 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -0.8694 | -0.6463 | 0.2232 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -0.6434 | -0.6536 | 0.0102 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Liberia, at -0.6434 against -0.6536 in Sierra Leone as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0102, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for government transparency?
- Liberia ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th 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.