Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Government transparency

Rwanda
-0.6546
in 2010
Sierra Leone
-0.6536
in 2010
Rwanda rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
99th

Government transparency over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
-0.75-0.7-0.65-0.6-0.55198019952010

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -0.6536 against -0.6546 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -0.5973 -0.6439 0.0465 Rwanda
1990s -0.6052 -0.6537 0.0485 Rwanda
2000s -0.5672 -0.6463 0.079 Rwanda
2010s -0.6546 -0.6536 0.001 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -0.6536 against -0.6546 in Rwanda as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
0.001, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for government transparency?
Rwanda ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 99th 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.