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
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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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.