Saudi Arabia vs Uganda: Government transparency

Saudi Arabia
-0.5156
in 2010
Uganda
-0.5129
in 2010
Saudi Arabia rank
84th
Uganda rank
83rd

Government transparency over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Uganda
-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -0.5129 against -0.5156 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0027.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 83rd of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s -0.5845 -0.7085 0.124 Saudi Arabia
1990s -0.6375 -0.611 0.0265 Uganda
2000s -0.0907 -0.5242 0.4335 Saudi Arabia
2010s -0.5156 -0.5129 0.0027 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Saudi Arabia or Uganda?
Uganda, at -0.5129 against -0.5156 in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Saudi Arabia and Uganda?
0.0027, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Saudi Arabia and Uganda rank globally for government transparency?
Saudi Arabia ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 83rd 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.