Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Legislative Corruption Score
Papua New Guinea
-1.92
in 2025
Turkmenistan
-2.06
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Turkmenistan rank
161st
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -1.92 against -2.06 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Turkmenistan ranks 161st of 174 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.65 | -1.77 | 0.1226 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -1.65 | -1.83 | 0.1776 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -1.89 | -2.02 | 0.1316 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -1.92 | -2.06 | 0.146 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at -1.92 against -2.06 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.14, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Turkmenistan ranks 161st 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.