Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua: Media Corruption Score

Equatorial Guinea
-2.22
in 2025
Nicaragua
-2.14
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
168th
Nicaragua rank
167th

Media Corruption Score over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nicaragua
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports -2.14 against -2.22 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Nicaragua ranks 167th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1900s -1.88 -2.22 0.335 Equatorial Guinea
1910s -1.88 -1.94 0.06 Equatorial Guinea
1920s -1.88 -1.94 0.06 Equatorial Guinea
1930s -1.88 -1.44 0.441 Nicaragua
1940s -1.88 -1.53 0.349 Nicaragua
1950s -1.78 -1.53 0.2517 Nicaragua
1960s -1.01 -0.7818 0.2323 Nicaragua
1970s -2.73 -0.3838 2.35 Nicaragua
1980s -1.88 -0.729 1.15 Nicaragua
1990s -1.88 1.24 3.11 Nicaragua
2000s -1.88 0.5861 2.46 Nicaragua
2010s -1.88 -0.1799 1.7 Nicaragua
2020s -1.86 -1.8 0.0573 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Equatorial Guinea or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at -2.14 against -2.22 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
0.08, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for media corruption score?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th and Nicaragua ranks 167th 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

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.