Belarus vs Saudi Arabia: Media Corruption Score

Belarus

-2.08

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

-1.58

in 2025

Belarus rank

164th

Saudi Arabia rank

161st

Media Corruption Score over time

Belarus
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports -1.58 against -2.08 in Belarus, a difference of 0.505.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 164th and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 175 countries.

Individual pages

Media Corruption Score in Belarus
Media Corruption Score in Saudi Arabia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Media Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 18,887 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.