Egypt vs Myanmar: Media Corruption Score

Egypt
-1.54
in 2025
Myanmar
-1.28
in 2025
Egypt rank
160th
Myanmar rank
157th

Media Corruption Score over time

  • Egypt
  • Myanmar
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports -1.28 against -1.54 in Egypt, a difference of 0.26.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 160th and Myanmar ranks 157th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Myanmar Difference Ahead
1900s 0.796 0.011 0.785 Egypt
1910s 0.796 0.011 0.785 Egypt
1920s 0.796 1.34 0.5414 Myanmar
1930s 0.796 1.67 0.873 Myanmar
1940s 0.796 1.2 0.4039 Myanmar
1950s -0.3026 1.13 1.43 Myanmar
1960s -0.599 -1.63 1.03 Egypt
1970s -0.2165 -2.88 2.66 Egypt
1980s -0.35 -2.58 2.23 Egypt
1990s -0.35 -1.37 1.02 Egypt
2000s -0.35 -1.37 1.02 Egypt
2010s -0.8876 0.3616 1.25 Myanmar
2020s -1.6 -0.8335 0.7683 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Egypt or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at -1.28 against -1.54 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Egypt and Myanmar?
0.26, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Myanmar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Myanmar rank globally for media corruption score?
Egypt ranks 160th and Myanmar ranks 157th 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

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

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