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
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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.

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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
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