Which has higher government transparency, Mauritania or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at -0.8892 against -0.9516 in Mauritania as of 2010.

What is the difference in government transparency between Mauritania and United Arab Emirates?

0.0624, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Arab Emirates?

31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.

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.

Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates: Government transparency

Mauritania

-0.9516

in 2010

United Arab Emirates

-0.8892

in 2010

Mauritania rank

118th

United Arab Emirates rank

116th

Government transparency over time

Mauritania
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports -0.8892 against -0.9516 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0624.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	-0.6324	-0.8946	0.2622	Mauritania
1990s	-0.6823	-0.8926	0.2103	Mauritania
2000s	-1.01	-0.8713	0.1344	United Arab Emirates
2010s	-0.9516	-0.8892	0.0624	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Mauritania or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at -0.8892 against -0.9516 in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Mauritania and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0624, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Arab Emirates?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Mauritania and United Arab Emirates rank globally for government transparency?: Mauritania ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 116th 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: 18 September 2026

The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.