Gambia vs Italy: Media Corruption Score

Gambia
1.38
in 2025
Italy
1.36
in 2025
Gambia rank
47th
Italy rank
50th

Media Corruption Score over time

  • Gambia
  • Italy
-202190019622025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.38 against 1.36 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 47th and Italy ranks 50th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Italy Difference Ahead
1900s 0.97 -0.166 1.14 Gambia
1910s 0.97 -0.166 1.14 Gambia
1920s 0.97 -1.72 2.69 Gambia
1930s 0.97 -2.77 3.74 Gambia
1940s 0.97 -1.21 2.18 Gambia
1950s 0.97 0.717 0.253 Gambia
1960s 1.01 0.717 0.2928 Gambia
1970s 0.205 0.717 0.512 Italy
1980s 0.205 0.896 0.691 Italy
1990s 0.1924 1.66 1.47 Italy
2000s -0.0518 2.02 2.07 Italy
2010s -0.0107 2.24 2.25 Italy
2020s 1.22 2.09 0.8758 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Gambia or Italy?
Gambia, at 1.38 against 1.36 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Gambia and Italy?
0.02, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Italy?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Italy rank globally for media corruption score?
Gambia ranks 47th and Italy ranks 50th 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.