El Salvador vs Seychelles: Media Corruption Score

El Salvador
0.246
in 2025
Seychelles
0.287
in 2025
El Salvador rank
103rd
Seychelles rank
100th

Media Corruption Score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Seychelles
-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.287 against 0.246 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.041.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.

El Salvador ranks 103rd and Seychelles ranks 100th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Seychelles Difference Ahead
1900s -0.599 0.293 0.892 Seychelles
1910s -0.599 0.293 0.892 Seychelles
1920s -0.599 0.293 0.892 Seychelles
1930s -1.2 0.293 1.49 Seychelles
1940s -1.34 0.324 1.67 Seychelles
1950s -1.34 0.603 1.95 Seychelles
1960s -1.34 0.603 1.95 Seychelles
1970s -1.34 -0.2187 1.13 Seychelles
1980s -0.353 -1.82 1.46 El Salvador
1990s 0.4899 -0.903 1.39 El Salvador
2000s 0.719 -0.4176 1.14 El Salvador
2010s 0.7629 0.0025 0.7604 El Salvador
2020s 0.3995 0.287 0.1125 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, El Salvador or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.287 against 0.246 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between El Salvador and Seychelles?
0.041, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Seychelles?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Seychelles rank globally for media corruption score?
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Seychelles ranks 100th 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.