Which has higher political corruption index, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.289 against 0.288 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

What is the difference in political corruption index between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.001, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Political Corruption Index

Cape Verde

0.288

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.289

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

121st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

118th

Political Corruption Index over time

Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.289 against 0.288 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.001.

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

Cape Verde ranks 121st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1910s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1920s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1930s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1940s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1950s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1960s	0.681	0.277	0.404	Cape Verde
1970s	0.447	0.2256	0.2214	Cape Verde
1980s	0.2588	0.172	0.0868	Cape Verde
1990s	0.2397	0.246	0.0063	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.207	0.3276	0.1206	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.205	0.301	0.096	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.2658	0.2877	0.0218	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.289 against 0.288 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.001, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for political corruption index?: Cape Verde ranks 121st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.