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

Papua New Guinea, at 0.831 against 0.829 in Mauritania as of 2025.

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

0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Executive Corruption Index

Mauritania

0.829

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.831

in 2025

Mauritania rank

19th

Papua New Guinea rank

18th

Executive Corruption Index over time

Mauritania
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.831 against 0.829 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.204	0.669	0.465	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.204	0.669	0.465	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.204	0.669	0.465	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.204	0.669	0.465	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.204	0.669	0.465	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.204	0.669	0.465	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.3241	0.669	0.3449	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.3411	0.669	0.3279	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.557	0.669	0.112	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.691	0.669	0.022	Mauritania
2000s	0.683	0.669	0.014	Mauritania
2010s	0.7273	0.8404	0.1131	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.7557	0.8672	0.1115	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.831 against 0.829 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?: 0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for executive corruption index?: Mauritania ranks 19th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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).