Egypt vs Eritrea: Political corruption index
Egypt
0.729
in 2025
Eritrea
0.752
in 2025
Egypt rank
50th
Eritrea rank
47th
Political corruption index over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.752 against 0.729 in Egypt, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and Eritrea ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and Eritrea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.532 | 0.341 | 0.191 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.5486 | 0.341 | 0.2076 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.544 | 0.341 | 0.203 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.53 | 0.341 | 0.189 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.516 | 0.305 | 0.211 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.5043 | 0.522 | 0.0177 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.5482 | 0.7266 | 0.1784 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.6248 | 0.8313 | 0.2065 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.7578 | 0.866 | 0.1082 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.8245 | 0.4044 | 0.4201 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.831 | 0.6147 | 0.2163 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.722 | 0.695 | 0.027 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.7273 | 0.712 | 0.0153 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.752 against 0.729 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 0.023, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for political corruption index?
- Egypt ranks 50th and Eritrea ranks 47th 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.