Mauritania vs Niger: Government transparency

Mauritania
-0.9516
in 2010
Niger
-1.27
in 2010
Mauritania rank
118th
Niger rank
121st

Government transparency over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6198019952010

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -0.9516 against -1.27 in Niger, a difference of 0.3184.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 118th and Niger ranks 121st of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1980s -0.6324 -0.6369 0.0045 Mauritania
1990s -0.6823 -0.6205 0.0618 Niger
2000s -1.01 -0.6365 0.3691 Niger
2010s -0.9516 -1.27 0.3148 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at -0.9516 against -1.27 in Niger as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Mauritania and Niger?
0.3184, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for government transparency?
Mauritania ranks 118th and Niger ranks 121st 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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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.