East Timor vs Uganda: Media Corruption Score
East Timor
0.924
in 2025
Uganda
0.975
in 2025
East Timor rank
71st
Uganda rank
68th
Media Corruption Score over time
- East Timor
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.975 against 0.924 in East Timor, a difference of 0.051.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
East Timor ranks 71st and Uganda ranks 68th of 175 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.72 | 0.112 | 2.84 | Uganda |
| 1910s | -2.72 | 0.112 | 2.84 | Uganda |
| 1920s | -2.72 | 0.112 | 2.84 | Uganda |
| 1930s | -2.72 | 0.112 | 2.84 | Uganda |
| 1940s | -2.72 | 0.112 | 2.84 | Uganda |
| 1950s | -2.72 | 0.112 | 2.84 | Uganda |
| 1960s | -2.72 | 0.2293 | 2.95 | Uganda |
| 1970s | -2.42 | -1.29 | 1.12 | Uganda |
| 1980s | -2.71 | 0.272 | 2.98 | Uganda |
| 1990s | -2.71 | 0.8361 | 3.54 | Uganda |
| 2000s | -0.0284 | 1.1 | 1.13 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.245 | 1.05 | 0.8095 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.7453 | 0.7752 | 0.0298 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, East Timor or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.975 against 0.924 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between East Timor and Uganda?
- 0.051, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Uganda rank globally for media corruption score?
- East Timor ranks 71st and Uganda ranks 68th 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.