China vs Equatorial Guinea: Media Corruption Score
China
-2.23
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
-2.22
in 2025
China rank
169th
Equatorial Guinea rank
168th
Media Corruption Score over time
- China
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports -2.22 against -2.23 in China, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
China ranks 169th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 9 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.399 | -1.88 | 1.48 | China |
| 1910s | -0.4478 | -1.88 | 1.43 | China |
| 1920s | -0.46 | -1.88 | 1.42 | China |
| 1930s | -0.46 | -1.88 | 1.42 | China |
| 1940s | -0.5251 | -1.88 | 1.36 | China |
| 1950s | -2.73 | -1.78 | 0.9413 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | -2.85 | -1.01 | 1.83 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | -2.76 | -2.73 | 0.0287 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | -0.908 | -1.88 | 0.967 | China |
| 1990s | -0.76 | -1.88 | 1.11 | China |
| 2000s | -0.5745 | -1.88 | 1.3 | China |
| 2010s | -0.9462 | -1.88 | 0.9288 | China |
| 2020s | -1.88 | -1.86 | 0.0225 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, China or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at -2.22 against -2.23 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between China and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.01, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for media corruption score?
- China ranks 169th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.