Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Government transparency
Malawi
-0.6539
in 2010
Sierra Leone
-0.6536
in 2010
Malawi rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
99th
Government transparency over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.6536 against -0.6539 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6231 | -0.6439 | 0.0208 | Malawi |
| 1990s | -0.6512 | -0.6537 | 0.0025 | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.6153 | -0.6463 | 0.0309 | Malawi |
| 2010s | -0.6539 | -0.6536 | 0.0003 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.6536 against -0.6539 in Malawi as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0003, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for government transparency?
- Malawi ranks 100th 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.