Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Government transparency

Papua New Guinea
-0.6593
in 2010
Rwanda
-0.6546
in 2010
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
Rwanda rank
101st

Government transparency over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Rwanda
-0.75-0.7-0.65-0.6-0.55198019952010

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -0.6546 against -0.6593 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0047.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and Rwanda ranks 101st of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s -0.5762 -0.5973 0.0212 Papua New Guinea
1990s -0.5887 -0.6052 0.0165 Papua New Guinea
2000s -0.6104 -0.5672 0.0432 Rwanda
2010s -0.6593 -0.6546 0.0047 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -0.6546 against -0.6593 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
0.0047, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for government transparency?
Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and Rwanda ranks 101st 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.