Iraq vs Madagascar: Media Corruption Score
Iraq
-0.122
in 2025
Madagascar
-0.101
in 2025
Iraq rank
121st
Madagascar rank
120th
Media Corruption Score over time
- Iraq
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.101 against -0.122 in Iraq, a difference of 0.021.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Madagascar ahead.
Iraq ranks 121st and Madagascar ranks 120th of 175 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -1.49 | 0.562 | 2.05 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | -0.9258 | 0.562 | 1.49 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | -0.6485 | 0.562 | 1.21 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | -0.8041 | 0.562 | 1.37 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | -2.36 | -1.34 | 1.02 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -2.75 | -1.09 | 1.66 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -2.75 | -1.56 | 1.19 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -2.75 | -0.0242 | 2.73 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -1.26 | 0.1739 | 1.44 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.4251 | -0.0422 | 0.3829 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -0.148 | -0.101 | 0.047 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Iraq or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -0.101 against -0.122 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Iraq and Madagascar?
- 0.021, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for media corruption score?
- Iraq ranks 121st and Madagascar ranks 120th 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.