Cambodia vs Cameroon: Political Corruption Index

Cambodia
0.904
in 2025
Cameroon
0.939
in 2025
Cambodia rank
5th
Cameroon rank
4th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.939 against 0.904 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.035.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cambodia ranks 5th and Cameroon ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.421 0.565 0.144 Cameroon
1970s 0.3698 0.565 0.1952 Cameroon
1980s 0.5432 0.7122 0.169 Cameroon
1990s 0.8136 0.9042 0.0906 Cameroon
2000s 0.901 0.9234 0.0224 Cameroon
2010s 0.8922 0.9385 0.0463 Cameroon
2020s 0.9037 0.9373 0.0337 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Cambodia or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 0.939 against 0.904 in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Cambodia and Cameroon?
0.035, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Cameroon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Cameroon rank globally for political corruption index?
Cambodia ranks 5th and Cameroon ranks 4th 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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About this data

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

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