Egypt vs Laos: Media Corruption Score
Egypt
-1.54
in 2025
Laos
-2.05
in 2025
Egypt rank
160th
Laos rank
163rd
Media Corruption Score over time
- Egypt
- Laos
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -1.54 against -2.05 in Laos, a difference of 0.51.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 160th and Laos ranks 163rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 11 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.796 | -0.565 | 1.36 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.796 | -0.565 | 1.36 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.796 | -0.565 | 1.36 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.796 | -0.565 | 1.36 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.796 | -0.362 | 1.16 | Egypt |
| 1950s | -0.3026 | -0.2075 | 0.0951 | Laos |
| 1960s | -0.599 | -0.256 | 0.343 | Laos |
| 1970s | -0.2165 | -1.37 | 1.15 | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.35 | -2.69 | 2.34 | Egypt |
| 1990s | -0.35 | -2.69 | 2.34 | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.35 | -2.67 | 2.32 | Egypt |
| 2010s | -0.8876 | -2.44 | 1.55 | Egypt |
| 2020s | -1.6 | -2.13 | 0.5303 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Egypt or Laos?
- Egypt, at -1.54 against -2.05 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Egypt and Laos?
- 0.51, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Laos?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Laos rank globally for media corruption score?
- Egypt ranks 160th and Laos ranks 163rd 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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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.