Somalia vs Turkey: Media Corruption Score

Somalia
-1.05
in 2025
Turkey
-1.04
in 2025
Somalia rank
150th
Turkey rank
149th

Media Corruption Score over time

  • Somalia
  • Turkey
-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports -1.04 against -1.05 in Somalia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 150th and Turkey ranks 149th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Turkey Difference Ahead
1900s -1.62 -2.29 0.6626 Somalia
1910s -1.62 -1.98 0.3526 Somalia
1920s -1.62 -1.95 0.3266 Somalia
1930s -1.62 -2.35 0.722 Somalia
1940s -1.17 -2.35 1.17 Somalia
1950s -1.12 -0.0921 1.03 Turkey
1960s -0.6977 -0.296 0.4017 Turkey
1970s -2.86 0.2568 3.12 Turkey
1980s -2.86 -1.03 1.83 Turkey
1990s -1.19 0.048 1.23 Turkey
2000s -0.961 0.3396 1.3 Turkey
2010s -0.7498 -0.6778 0.072 Turkey
2020s -0.7782 -1.22 0.4435 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Somalia or Turkey?
Turkey, at -1.04 against -1.05 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Somalia and Turkey?
0.01, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for media corruption score?
Somalia ranks 150th and Turkey ranks 149th 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

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.