Which has higher executive corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.898 against 0.864 in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in executive corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?

0.034, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Executive Corruption Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.898

in 2025

Nigeria

0.864

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

11th

Nigeria rank

14th

Executive Corruption Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.898 against 0.864 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.034.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.659	0.859	0.2	Nigeria
1920s	0.659	0.859	0.2	Nigeria
1930s	0.659	0.859	0.2	Nigeria
1940s	0.659	0.859	0.2	Nigeria
1950s	0.659	0.8609	0.2019	Nigeria
1960s	0.6664	0.878	0.2116	Nigeria
1970s	0.9316	0.8795	0.0521	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.926	0.893	0.033	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.926	0.891	0.035	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.926	0.873	0.053	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.926	0.9014	0.0246	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.9167	0.9095	0.0072	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.898 against 0.864 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?: 0.034, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for executive corruption index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Executive Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,488 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).