El Salvador vs Kuwait: Media Corruption Score
El Salvador
0.246
in 2025
Kuwait
0.244
in 2025
El Salvador rank
103rd
Kuwait rank
104th
Media Corruption Score over time
- El Salvador
- Kuwait
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.246 against 0.244 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Kuwait ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.599 | 0.241 | 0.84 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.599 | 0.241 | 0.84 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -0.599 | 0.241 | 0.84 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -1.2 | 0.241 | 1.44 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | -1.34 | 0.241 | 1.59 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -1.34 | 0.241 | 1.59 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | -1.34 | 0.241 | 1.59 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -1.34 | 0.241 | 1.59 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -0.353 | 0.241 | 0.594 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.4899 | 0.1258 | 0.3641 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.719 | 0.176 | 0.543 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7629 | 0.1466 | 0.6163 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3995 | 0.1843 | 0.2152 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, El Salvador or Kuwait?
- El Salvador, at 0.246 against 0.244 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 0.002, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for media corruption score?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and Kuwait ranks 104th 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.
Individual pages
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.