Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Legislative Corruption Score

Kenya
-1.88
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.92
in 2025
Kenya rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
-3-2-10190819662025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -1.88 against -1.92 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 174 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0.483 -2.74 3.23 Kenya
1960s -0.7238 -2.74 2.02 Kenya
1970s -1.86 -1.65 0.2126 Papua New Guinea
1980s -1.79 -1.65 0.143 Papua New Guinea
1990s -1.79 -1.65 0.143 Papua New Guinea
2000s -1.79 -1.65 0.143 Papua New Guinea
2010s -1.35 -1.89 0.5363 Kenya
2020s -1.29 -1.92 0.6257 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative corruption score, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Kenya, at -1.88 against -1.92 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
0.04, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for legislative corruption score?
Kenya ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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

Indicator
Legislative Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.