Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Political corruption index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.886
in 2025
Liberia
0.877
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
13th
Liberia rank
15th

Political corruption index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Liberia
0.20.40.60.81184819362025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.886 against 0.877 in Liberia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2978 0.617 0.3192 Liberia
1910s 0.305 0.617 0.312 Liberia
1920s 0.245 0.617 0.372 Liberia
1930s 0.245 0.629 0.384 Liberia
1940s 0.245 0.6884 0.4434 Liberia
1950s 0.245 0.728 0.483 Liberia
1960s 0.5762 0.728 0.1518 Liberia
1970s 0.7781 0.7217 0.0564 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.827 0.8698 0.0428 Liberia
1990s 0.9041 0.8672 0.0369 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.9336 0.8729 0.0607 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.9466 0.8538 0.0928 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.9197 0.8708 0.0488 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.886 against 0.877 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
0.009, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for political corruption index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed