China vs Qatar: Media Corruption Score

China

-2.23

in 2025

Qatar

-2.28

in 2025

China rank

169th

Qatar rank

170th

Media Corruption Score over time

China
Qatar

How they compare

China currently reports -2.23 against -2.28 in Qatar, a difference of 0.053.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.

China ranks 169th and Qatar ranks 170th of 175 countries.

Individual pages

Media Corruption Score in China
Media Corruption Score in Qatar
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.