Germany vs Switzerland: Media Corruption Score

Germany
3.23
in 2025
Switzerland
3.07
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
Switzerland rank
6th

Media Corruption Score over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
-2024190019622025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.23 against 3.07 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.168.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.

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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.