Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe: Media corruption score

Kuwait
0.244
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.267
in 2025
Kuwait rank
104th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
102nd

Media corruption score over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.51190019622025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.267 against 0.244 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.023.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 104th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1900s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1910s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1920s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1930s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1940s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1950s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1960s 0.241 0.229 0.012 Kuwait
1970s 0.241 -0.0308 0.2718 Kuwait
1980s 0.241 -0.204 0.445 Kuwait
1990s 0.1258 0.4256 0.2998 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.176 0.267 0.091 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.1466 0.267 0.1204 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.1843 0.267 0.0827 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Kuwait or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.267 against 0.244 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.023, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for media corruption score?
Kuwait ranks 104th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 18,887 data points, 1900–2025
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