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
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
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.