Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Government transparency

Nigeria
-0.586
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
-0.5156
in 2010
Nigeria rank
87th
Saudi Arabia rank
84th

Government transparency over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports -0.5156 against -0.586 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0704.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 87th and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s -0.6096 -0.5845 0.0251 Saudi Arabia
1990s -0.6154 -0.6375 0.0221 Nigeria
2000s -0.6002 -0.0907 0.5094 Saudi Arabia
2010s -0.586 -0.5156 0.0703 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at -0.5156 against -0.586 in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
0.0704, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for government transparency?
Nigeria ranks 87th 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.