Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Political Corruption Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.886
in 2025
Madagascar
0.882
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
13th
Madagascar rank
14th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
0.20.40.60.81181719212025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.886 against 0.882 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 12 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2978 0.2286 0.0692 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 0.305 0.215 0.09 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 0.245 0.1961 0.0489 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 0.245 0.194 0.051 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 0.245 0.2008 0.0442 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 0.245 0.2299 0.0151 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 0.5762 0.6342 0.058 Madagascar
1970s 0.7781 0.6362 0.1419 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.827 0.7392 0.0878 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.9041 0.7486 0.1555 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.9336 0.7684 0.1652 Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.9466 0.8757 0.0709 Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.9197 0.8828 0.0368 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 Madagascar?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.886 against 0.882 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
0.004, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for political corruption index?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.