Nepal vs Saudi Arabia: Government transparency

Nepal
-0.4144
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
-0.5156
in 2010
Nepal rank
82nd
Saudi Arabia rank
84th

Government transparency over time

  • Nepal
  • Saudi Arabia
-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Nepal currently reports -0.4144 against -0.5156 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s -0.2763 -0.5845 0.3082 Nepal
1990s -0.1654 -0.6375 0.4721 Nepal
2000s -0.0959 -0.0907 0.0052 Saudi Arabia
2010s -0.4144 -0.5156 0.1013 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Nepal or Saudi Arabia?
Nepal, at -0.4144 against -0.5156 in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
0.1012, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Nepal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for government transparency?
Nepal ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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.