Madagascar vs Niger: Media Corruption Score
Madagascar
-0.101
in 2025
Niger
-0.059
in 2025
Madagascar rank
120th
Niger rank
119th
Media Corruption Score over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -0.059 against -0.101 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.042.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 120th and Niger ranks 119th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.562 | -1.5 | 2.06 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.562 | -1.5 | 2.06 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.562 | -1.5 | 2.06 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.562 | -1.5 | 2.06 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | -1.34 | -1.5 | 0.156 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -1.09 | -1.5 | 0.402 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -1.56 | -1.29 | 0.2782 | Niger |
| 1990s | -0.0242 | 1.25 | 1.27 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1739 | 0.82 | 0.6461 | Niger |
| 2010s | -0.0422 | 0.5431 | 0.5853 | Niger |
| 2020s | -0.101 | 0.226 | 0.327 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at -0.059 against -0.101 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0.042, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for media corruption score?
- Madagascar ranks 120th and Niger ranks 119th 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.