Which has higher executive corruption index, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.831 against 0.82 in Madagascar as of 2025.

What is the difference in executive corruption index between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?

0.011, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Executive Corruption Index

Madagascar

0.82

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.831

in 2025

Madagascar rank

21st

Papua New Guinea rank

18th

Executive Corruption Index over time

Madagascar
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.831 against 0.82 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Madagascar ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.243	0.669	0.426	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.201	0.669	0.468	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.1803	0.669	0.4887	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.178	0.669	0.491	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.178	0.669	0.491	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.1803	0.669	0.4887	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.4386	0.669	0.2304	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.3608	0.669	0.3082	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.375	0.669	0.294	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.4191	0.669	0.2499	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.5107	0.669	0.1583	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.7539	0.8404	0.0865	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.7942	0.8672	0.073	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.831 against 0.82 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?: 0.011, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for executive corruption index?: Madagascar ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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: 30 October 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).