Which has higher media corruption score, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sao Tome and Principe?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.283 against 0.267 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

What is the difference in media corruption score between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.016, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Media Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sao Tome and Principe: Media Corruption Score

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.283

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.267

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

101st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

102nd

Media Corruption Score over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.283 against 0.267 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.016.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 101st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 175 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.489	0.267	0.222	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	0.669	0.267	0.402	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.6828	0.267	0.4158	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.3478	0.267	0.0808	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.283 against 0.267 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.016, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for media corruption score?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 101st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Media Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 28 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.