Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Government transparency

Sri Lanka
1.09
in 2010
Tanzania
1.02
in 2010
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Tanzania rank
58th

Government transparency over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
-1012198019952010

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.09 against 1.02 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Tanzania ranks 58th of 125 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5814 -0.681 1.26 Sri Lanka
1990s 1.09 0.4896 0.6024 Sri Lanka
2000s 1.98 1.32 0.6538 Sri Lanka
2010s 1.09 1.02 0.068 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
Sri Lanka, at 1.09 against 1.02 in Tanzania as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
0.07, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for government transparency?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Tanzania ranks 58th 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.