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
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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About this data
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.