Ghana and Morocco advance in Open Data
Both countries have made significant strides in enhancing their ODIN scores.
27 May 2025 12:00
Between 2020 and 2024, both Ghana and Morocco have made significant strides in enhancing their Open Data Inventory (ODIN) scores, reflecting their commitment to data transparency and accessibility. We use ODIN as a supplementary measure to track progress in our Strategic Sector Cooperation projects and to identify new areas to work on. You can read more about our Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) projects in Ghana and Morocco here:
The SSCs are financed by the Danish Ministyry of Foreign Affairs.
Facts about ODIN
The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) is developed by Open Data Watch, an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the availability and openness of official statistics worldwide. ODIN assesses the coverage and openness of official statistics to identify gaps, promote open data policies, and improve access to data. You can read more about ODIN here: https://odin.opendatawatch.com/
- Ghana: ODIN score increased from 39 to 54, elevating its overall global rank from 143rd to 107th. Significant advancements were observed in data coverage, particularly in economic and environmental statistics. In Ghana the progress is very much related to the launch of the StatsBank -https://statsbank.statsghana.gov.gh/ which has greatly improved access to data from 2023 and onwards. Despite improvements, challenges persist in data coverage, particularly in environmental and health statistics.
- Morocco: ODIN score rose from 65 to 77, moving up to the overall rank as 25th globally from numer 41st. Improvements were most profound in data openness, supported by digital transformation initiatives and enhanced dissemination platforms. While Morocco has advanced in data openness, there is a need to improve the availability of disaggregated data, especially in health, gender and food security and nutrition statistics. Although there has been efforts to improve documentation and metadata, strengthening metadata documentation even more would definitely also enhance data usability.
These improvements highlight focused efforts in enhancing data coverage and openness, contributing to better-informed decision-making and governance.