Greece vs Italy: Media Corruption Score
Greece
1.34
in 2025
Italy
1.36
in 2025
Greece rank
51st
Italy rank
50th
Media Corruption Score over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.36 against 1.34 in Greece, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 51st and Italy ranks 50th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.287 | -0.166 | 0.453 | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.287 | -0.166 | 0.453 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.287 | -1.72 | 2.01 | Greece |
| 1930s | -0.9978 | -2.77 | 1.77 | Greece |
| 1940s | -1.55 | -1.21 | 0.3414 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.282 | 0.717 | 0.435 | Italy |
| 1960s | -0.7467 | 0.717 | 1.46 | Italy |
| 1970s | -0.8657 | 0.717 | 1.58 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 0.896 | 0.553 | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.66 | 0.2104 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 2.02 | 0.574 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 2.24 | 0.5926 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 2.09 | 0.5815 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.36 against 1.34 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Greece and Italy?
- 0.02, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for media corruption score?
- Greece ranks 51st 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
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.