Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Legislative Corruption Score
Cameroon
-1.93
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.92
in 2025
Cameroon rank
160th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -1.92 against -1.93 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 174 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 | -2.74 | 2.81 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.065 | -1.65 | 1.71 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | -0.2766 | -1.65 | 1.37 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -1.07 | -1.65 | 0.5784 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -1.21 | -1.65 | 0.434 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -1.52 | -1.89 | 0.3678 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -1.7 | -1.92 | 0.2113 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -1.92 against -1.93 in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Cameroon ranks 160th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.