Malawi vs Rwanda: Government transparency

Malawi
-0.6539
in 2010
Rwanda
-0.6546
in 2010
Malawi rank
100th
Rwanda rank
101st

Government transparency over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
-0.75-0.7-0.65-0.6-0.55198019952010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.6539 against -0.6546 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malawi ranks 100th and Rwanda ranks 101st of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s -0.6231 -0.5973 0.0257 Rwanda
1990s -0.6512 -0.6052 0.0461 Rwanda
2000s -0.6153 -0.5672 0.0481 Rwanda
2010s -0.6539 -0.6546 0.0007 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at -0.6539 against -0.6546 in Rwanda as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.0007, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for government transparency?
Malawi ranks 100th and Rwanda ranks 101st 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.